Notably, there is often an unfortunate cycle where: (1) current ownership has financial struggles; (2) this requires the current ownership to fire sell or declare bankruptcy; (3) the development suffers as a result; (4) new ownership comes in and tries to fix it; and (5) the cycle repeats.

Coffee stains under the fridge or a dust bunny in a corner, not if you want the 5 star review and the repeat bidness 🤪 What would be included in a deep clean that is not normally cleaned?

This ultimately why the $100k midwest single family homes are frequently discussed in these forums.....its what many are able to afford to buy.

-repeat the process every year by acquiring one house every year with the appropriate income qualification

I put almost everything on our cards and pay off a minimum of twice a month, usually more frequently since you don’t know exactly when the info will be pulled by the credit bureaus.

Frequently, brokers respond with phrases like, "I can help, let's connect," or similar offers.

It meant more frequent turn overs (cycling tenants every 2-ish years versus 4-5 in my nicer properties), which came with turnover costs.  

We have found what works and repeat it as much as funds allow.

Like you mentioned, frequent crashes, problems uploading photos, weird restrictions on what words can't be used, listings removed for no obvious reason. ....and, to me, the navigation/operation is very unintuitive and cumbersome.

I'd recommend looking in our market. it's not as frequent as Akron. find a good agent in the market using the agent tool and I'm sure you'll be doing fine!