I work for an investment brokerage here in the city, and we sell houses within that budget all the time.

I own an investor-friendly real estate brokerage and property management company here in Clarksville.

These are all 'rent by the room tenant brokerages'.

He suggests a paid off primary residence, more than 1 source of income (real estate, retirement/after tax brokerage account, social security if old enough, part time job or business, etc.), and $500k in liquid assets. 

The settlement was likely to...and ended up leading to a shrinking labor pool for brokerage services.

Hello everyone,My wife is a licensed real estate agent in Texas and she is under a brokerage. 

House Hacking is a great start, but I would suggest you set up a few meetings with local agents and brokerages that are investor-friendly to help you determine which areas in your market are best.

And then whenever you need cash sell those from the brokerage and transfer that portion of money back to the checking account.

I originally started working with my current brokerage specifically because the broker said she was more than willing to sponsor me later to get my own corporate license once I had the qualifications.

I am not an expert on Cleveland or Columbus but I will strongly recommend you visit the cities you may be interested in and tour the local market with a Broker/Agent that specializes in rentals.