I'm an attorney and foreign-language translator and am beginning my R/E investment education.

I had to stop reading when you tritely cited Ohio rentals and the on paper numbers not translating to reality.

Having someone there to translate for the tenant and encourage the tenant to do the right things to live up to their end of the lease makes all the difference. 

If long term inflation is roughly 3% per year, then a 20% down payment mortgage translates into a 15% ROI just from appreciation alone. 

The pod-casts and webinars are great but there is some local knowledge that will alter some of the assumptions used in the calculators. 

So, I am wondering about this scenario to see if it's possible: 1) I sign a contract and send it to a seller, who also signs 2) one of my contingencies is about the ability to obtain a mortgage 3) the underwriting process gets underway 4) they approve me and send me the Note, mortgage, etc. to sign (from what I hear) a day before the closing 5) I read it, and find something the bank's attorneys put in the Note and mortgage that is unsettling 6) the bank won't make any alterations to the contracts 7) I decline to get a loan or at least, get a loan with that bank 8) seller takes earnest money because I backed out of a loan.I assume most people are so pleased to get a loan that they just kind of sign whatever is put in front of them.

In my current market, that would translate into a CoC of 12%+.  

I consented to none of them, cable companies should know they need support of property owner before altering the property. 

I've looked on furnished finder for demand for specific cities, but that doesn't easily translate to revenue in my head

Translate that to real dollars.