@Jason Brown Alright so we have presently own  2 triplexes, 3 x 8-plex, 1 x 12-plex, 1 x 16-plex, 1 x 18 plex, 1 x 12-plex + 4 commercial units, and another building which is 10 commercial units.

The reason I feel that Cleveland is not a good market is that the population has been declining for quite some time, there are a disproportionate amount of houses compared to the population, no large industry, weather that may cause maintenance issues down the line, and then there's the Cleveland Browns (sorry, could resist a loving jab at our sports team).The positives, while I view them as not enough to outweigh the negatives, are homes are cheap (but so is rent), at least it's not Detroit, and the homes are readily available for purchase and rehabbing.

@Mario Brown Great job on the renovations, and thank you for providing actuals.

Don't go with Brown as your PM whatever you do.

What if the contractor neglected the step where the floor was sanded, and instead simply gave the floor a good vacuuming and then used a mop to spread what appears to be either paint or solid dark brown stain?  

Quote from @Caleb Brown: For FSBO as an agent we do have to have a form signed prior to viewing showing who pays the commission, protects the agent.

I'm with Gordon Brown on this one . . . we need to all work together to figure this out . . . the economic inter-dependence is too great to go at it on our own.

But now that our market is plummeting faster than Chris Brown's career, you would be teetering on insanity to try wholesaling without a buyers list in place.Here are some of the main underlying issues with not having a solid buyers list in place:1.

@Rance Brown, thank you for your response.

I've seen one to many places coated throughout with yellowish-brown goo which would take far more than a normal security deposit to make rent-ready.