Conduct market research, get pre-approved for a mortgage, define property criteria, and use analysis tools.

Even though I have no experience other than renting out and managing my first primary home, my interest in real estate pushes me to educate myself upon this topic.With a very high barrier to entry where I live in Northern Virginia, especially for first-time investors just starting out with small budgets, that is why I have been focusing on out-of-state investing in real estate and also have been reading a lot about the BRRRR strategy.

In my short time doing rentals I was gung ho on multifamily but now I realize single family can be a powerful tool as well .

Those are the organizations that are highly likely also going to support finding their hires a place to live and if you can connect with them and become a preferred vendor, you've cut out the middle man i.e. furnished finder.

I'm a little late to this party, but I would definitely consider leasing it and trying to get some of your money back over since rental rates, I believe, are near all time highs, especially in Cleveland. 

Cons: - I think property tax rates are kind of high.

No BIC that I know would allow using an attorney draft one for a rental the risk is too high for a little rental commission. 

What I don't like the most about Trenton City is the high property taxes in relation to the value.

Poverty and crime was high, people who could afford it left Detroit.

Begin by setting up online tools for rent collection, maintenance requests, and communication with tenants.