It's the overarching reach to pull an entire thread that doesn't come from moderators that is my issue and that goes to the site's focus on new investors way more than experienced.Everything is built to attract revenue and that's smart business.

The home was built in 2002.

He is selling his house and the "home inspector "  says the deck wasnt built to code .

At lease renewal increase the rent $50 per month and then the same the following years until it is at market rate and more than likely the tenant will leave on their own and you will have still gotten the rent for that entire time until they moved out and built up your reserves for that property.

If it is built from scratch with a full fire box, then most types of wood can be burned.  

doors need to be power washed, gutter needs to discharge further from foundation (deck is uneven and breaking, possibly due to water erosion?)

Large basement and attic space, new roof and some of the kitchen is already torn out from the current owner. one bedroom does have a closet that will need built. plumbing seems fine, maybe a couple angle stops to change.

Once you have this team in place, you should have the foundation to invest in any market confidently while not being there physically.While looking at the Cleveland market, it's very important to understand the different areas.

Hey Ray, While we here at Apartment Investor Pro don't have any official relationship with RaiseMasters or Hunter just yet, we do get referrals from Raisemasters to help members get their capital raising websites built.

They may require a foundation (footings) of some sort, a different home set up, among other things.