Location in Cincinnati: Since you're relatively new to Cincinnati, it might be helpful to consult with a local real estate agent who has a deep understanding of the area.

Here in VA there are a lot of very deep value or abandoned multifamily buildings.

You can make markets and put bids that get hit and 12-15 years from now those are the deep value buys. 

I don't do much "creative" financing cause time is wasted dealing through gatekeepers/agents, I do my creativity usually by buying deep or making a market for someone needy.

Additionally youll want a deep bench of backups in case your regular service providers fall through.

For me personally I could / would never live in FLA or anywhere in the Deep south because of the humidity and how flat the terrain is.. although I would live in Charleston thats the only place for my personal choice..

I took off a couple of items, and a little negotiating later, we settled on $300.Also, some guys think all landlords have deep pockets. 

When we were smaller I had reached out to some boutique linen places and they were giving us deep discounts on the linen provided we advertised linens by X. 

It would cause me to do some deep diving into specific stats to try and reveal the general story.

Your relationships you build will bring way more deals that random wholesalers who misrepresent the entire process to the sellers and daisy chain a game of telephone 8 deep on a property.