Have you considered moving in a friend and they're not so friendly German Shepherd as roommates to these pain in the butt tenants.

Otherwise, you will not getting a useful answer.FYI: REI is a solo sport and very specific to each investors goals, which will differ. 

Perhaps nearby more country residents see Cleveland as their closest big city amenities for higher end options, museums, theater, concert, sports etc.    

Understanding the REI is a team sport, I need to connect with like minded individuals so I’m contemplating joining REIA and other real estate investing meet-ups; any recommendations?

Germans are different but close to Brits.

I wish I would have stuck with sports in high school.

I did a lot of side work as a Production Assistant behind the scenes on TV shows like "Storage Wars" and "ESPN Sport Science"... basically just a big guy to have on set to do all the lifting and grunt work. 

The conditions are just part of the sport.

I'm thinking mid size to larger cities with a college, large hospital, sports teams or some kind of seasonal industry.I find this attractive, as some of the cities I've been thinking of moving to, and house hacking in a quadplex, are affordable, which is great for buying.

We enjoy the local college sports (season tickets to basketball and football), travel, hiking, snorkel/SCUBA, fishing.