I know I can be sued, but these people were awful to me in several ways.

Take for example covid times, lots of defaults or people asking for rent abatement.

I don't do anything STR nor do we manage it so I can't answer many of your questions, but there are tons of great people on here and resources.

I will look on here for people in the Cleveland area to get some suggestions. 

Whatever opinions you get from people here- if you consider moving forward have a knowledgeable attorney review the ppm to understand the good and bad

The TLDR is that if you can take the money you would have otherwise put in the property and invest it somewhere with higher returns then you could be better off doing it that way even if it means smaller or no monthly cashflow because money in your hand now is more valuable than the same money in the future.

Yes, there are contracts, there is written communication behind every agreement, but in my 14 yrs as a landlord, and 17 yrs working in commercial real estate, talking with people (tenants, brokers, contractors, etc) is always best.That being said, if you are serious about buying any property and you struggle with the likely tenant/landlord relationship, I would begin interviewing property management teams, to take the direct tenant relationships off your plate.  

You know who these people are or you wouldn't be here yourself.So what job am I working?

As we wrap up our eighth year in this business and have seen many people come and go during that time, I can’t help but feel thankful for the success we have achieved and the fact that we are still here, with a rock star team working to get better every day. 

Look below this Window, and you will see a list of names of people that have posted in this thread.