What is the purpose of your mission statement? 

I realize that it is an over-generalization but compared to other markets it appears that Ohio is purely a cash-flow play. 

And when the rents are dirt cheap compared to the Bay Area, they’ll gladly pay them.

This highest comparable sale was 380K.Rather than dropping the lead I am looking for strategies in dealing with sellers who are not willing to sell at a number that makes sense.

I dream of financial freedom (as I would think all of you mostly do LOL) but I also want to start my REI adventure because I'm tired of the 9-5, I want more time with my family, and I want more purpose in life than just delivering pizzas.

Make sure you have the before and after pictures for legal purposes If it comes to that.

I wrote the above for informational purposes.

i'm getting my arv based on similar finished properties based on comps i found on zillow and redfin. figured with the repairs/upgrades, the arv would be $270k. current listed price is $235k and overestimating on $35k in repairs, which will be made over the course of the year while i live there.the real estate agent gave me some comps to compare, but it was similar to the comps i pulled from redfin.

I am comparing opportunities in my home country with opportunities in the USA and I believe the latter offers more in terms of risk/rewards.Example in Belgium:In a median city you can buy a decent small apartment (700 sq feet) for ± 280.000 EUR (+ 10% costs and registration rights) = 308.000 EUR (=$358.820).

Refinancing it into a 30 yr loan should lower the payments but It may also depend on the current mortgage rate compared to what her current rate is.