I guess it is reasonable for a background search site to charge for a more comprehensive background check than I could do on my own, even with all the information and links provided by the free site.

This seems to be the only truly comprehensive professional report on this tiny little niche subject ever written. 

Cleveland and Detroit are just like any other low barrier to entry market such as Indy, Atlanta, Birmingham, Pittsburgh etc..In Cleveland your going to need to spend at least 30k to get $700 or so in rent.Here is a comprehensive map and grading scale of the Cleveland neighborhoods.

You can do it on AirDNA (it costs money) but well worth it to get an overview of your area.

Then you should take a few trips to Las Vegas to get yourself familiar with the area.Here is an overview of best areas of Las Vegas, in ranking order.1.

Thank you for compiling such a comprehensive list Brian.My own choices have substantial overlap with yours.

I like the BP calculator but recently found this one that seems pretty comprehensive and include rough tax benefit estimates.

chapa.org/looking-housing identifies several classeshttps://www.chapa.org/looking-for-housing/homebuye...The homebuyer education schedule below contains pre-purchase and post-purchase workshops for first-time homebuyers offered by agencies with a Seal of Approval certification from the Massachusetts Homeownership Collaborative, a designation indicating they meet the Collaborative's standards for comprehensive homebuyer education.http://www.massaccesshousingregistry.org/ is about affordable housing.https://www.chapa.org/looking-housing/homebuyer-co... is counseling  My experiences has been that FTB(first time buyer programs) are effective and useful to buy an SFR - - did this myself. 

LLC formation, operating agreement, tax-planning, SEC regulations, and so forth...Is there a comprehensive attorney in Texas, with plenty of multi-family investing experience, who can guide us throughout the phases of a transaction?

Anyone know of a comprehensive list of County, State, and City clerk or court websites?