@Jordyn OhsThis is a loaded question as it really depends.

This will cost you $3-$4K, depending on your state, and will allow you access to the MLS.

Most of our out of state investors in Pittsburgh find success depending on their expectations.

Generally speaking, these are roughly $1500 / pier give or take depending on the crawl space height.If you need anything - feel free to reach out to me (contact info in bio).

Whether it still makes sense will depend on how much you can defer vs. the basis.

Depending on how much money you're willing to pay, it might make more financial sense to use another platform.

This really depends on what your looking to do however for a very basic overview far west side is great, downtown and very close to the Cleveland Clinic, Little Italy, Tremont, and Ohio City are still great areas.

I’m going to disagree with @Chris Seveney and say whether an assignee could force a sale directly would be a state law issue and heavily dependent upon the contract terms. 

Property Transfer TaxOne of the key costs associated with purchasing property in Germany is the property transfer tax, which ranges from 3.5% to 6.5% depending on the region.

@Edgar Duarte Depends on if you prefer owning real estate or want to be invested in the stock market.