Your personal experiences and suggestions would be incredibly helpful.If you have any recommendations or are a professional in any of these fields, I would love to hear from you.

and/orcan you travel to Cincinnati every other month for the next 6-12 months building your network and looking at properties in person?

As an example if your house was going to sell in two weeks for full price, and some random person came up to you and said I really want this house but I need six weeks to get you the money.

This is more common for investors who live out of state and can't see the property in person, so they get the property "under contract" and then send a contractor or inspector if their offer gets approved. 

If you are a solid investor focused agent, I’d be game to discuss

It allows you to learn the business and build a solid foundation in property management and tenant relations.

You can express your willingness to offer a new lease to the more responsible tenant, but it's important to avoid getting involved in their personal issues.

Even if you ended up renting to another person with some of those features.

Probably personal preference, but if anyone has a strong opinion, I'd love to hear it! 

Good solid homes in hot areas.