Thank you all who responded, I plan on spending some time driving the neighborhood and talking to anyone at the local coffee shop who will talk to me. 

Our offers include clauses allowing us to do our due diligence before closing and protect Earnest Money Deposit (EMD).

In cities like Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati, you could buy multiple properties for the same $200K-$250K you’d spend on one in a pricier market.

If you spend time learning how to manage well, your income will increase, you'll save time, and you'll maintain your sanity with the courage to expand.

If your time is worth $500 an hour I would spend the 5k on 10 hours of searching for a free mentor.

Insurance doesn't cover anything anymore and we can almost just pay for all damages with the money we spend on it! 

(If you are out of state, you may seriously consider using a good property manager because of screening tenants, vandalism, squatting, and various other reasons -- they do protect your investment).

Translation: you helped your client to protect their cheating against the state assessment.I understand that your client, as a result, avoided paying $45k.

This may be needed to protect you from claims later.4.

This owner found a free lease template online that provided very little landlord protections.