HI, @Elaine Lai, I'm a contractor mainly on the east side, @james wise, name comes to mind for a realtor on the west side, you can also do a member search for Cleveland, and find other Agents, and Contractors, here is also a link to the Cuyahoga County Forclosure Sales: https://sheriff.cuyahogacounty.us/en-us/foreclosure-sales.aspx   Welcome back, and Good luck! 

A recent example is that I called a broker (not the main one that my partner uses) to ask about recent sales and what he's seeing in certain areas of a city.

People find you attractive.

A recent example is that I called a broker (not the main one that my partner uses) to ask about recent sales and what he's seeing in certain areas of a city.

My partner and I have a couple projects going on at the moment in the Cleveland market, but currently don't have someone to take legit pictures or shoot video of the whole process (I like to have good before/afters to keep track of what we've done and attract investors). 

As time goes buy, that first multi-unit purchase becomes more and more attractive/profitable.  

There are some amazing networking opportunities here...I highly suggest getting involved with REIN (Main meeting is this Monday at Tech Hill Commons) What I like most about the Nashville Market: You can buy a house in the ghetto with bad loud neighbors, or backing up to railroad tracks, fix it up, and it will still sell day 1 with multiple offers right now. 

That being said, I still came way ahead and learned a ton, but I feel like I could have done more with less money outgoing.My main concern is how you find a partner and vet them. 

@Greg Zabel I'm a new investor and been looking for a decent rental property in my target areas (mainly DFW, ddTX area) for about 6 months.

Finally made the jump and just bought our first vacation rental.My longtime girlfriend and I emptied out the account and put 60k down on an amazing 300k vacation rental near Bass Lake and Yosemite National Park.By conservative estimates, it should cash flow over $1,000 a month after ALL expenses.As I am still learning on the fly here, I am most interested in the next steps in acquiring the next property (and the next, and the next).The house should appreciate some throughout the year, and it is nearly turnkey as it was wonderfully taken care of by a family for 40 years, so we won't be adding too much value with remodeling.My main question to the BP community is "What's the best options to finance our next purchase of a rental property?".