If you try your hardest to keep up with the pretty, then tenant came along and use the system against you.

I have one multi unit that I have had for approximately 3 years.

Other hot investment areas that are out are West Park, Tremont, Ohio City, Parma, and pretty much every multi family property anywhere decent in the greater Cleveland market, including Cleveland proper.You should be able to find a decent single family rental property for an all in price around 50k in the following areas.Garfield HeightsBedfordNewburgh HeightsOld BrooklynMaple Heights

I am wondering if any advice can be offered as to how to interview listing agents for multi-family investment properties?

I am looking for a multi-family.

I'm sure people in both categories will talk about wild success going both routes, but my intuition was to the effect that it's much harder to find a 'deal' than it is to find someone who wants to list their house for top dollar on the MLS (while I certainly do not assume this is easy), but I only have so much time and money, trying to not only create a marketing budget but build systems around both of these businesses.

I have read and own over a dozen books on real estate investing, spent countless hours on BP and other REI sites and I am actively looking to purchase a multi unit investment property.

One of the main reasons I have upgraded to an paying member of BP was because of the marketplace, and since the upgrade I have posted 3 property I had for sale here in Toledo, Ohio... (1) A multi unit that I sold through social media marketing (2) A SFH in a B- class working neighborhood that I told my mentor about whom ended up buying it(3) A Large 5bed 5bath home in the Historic Old West End (an A class neighborhood) that I have yet to sell but a local couple (that again seen it on another site) whom is pre approved plans to put it under contract after they learn more about the FHA 203k loan process.Now with other marketing sites I got a email or a call on each of these listings from investors EVERYDAY but I have yet to have any serious inquires about any of the 3 listing besides a few other noses/curios local investors that just wanted to check out the new competition in town lol.

@Danielle Clark, because you WILL be "in a position to buy a house" in January, I suggest skipping the wholesaling and/or flipping rigmarole.Go STRAIGHT for a Multi of some sort, and live in one of the Units.

10% down if Owner Occupied / SBA 7a. 25% down for multi family / commercial investor / warehouse etc.