Inner city Dayton is booming with development right now, and Dayton is going to be a solid city again...pretty soon.Your criteria will likely pull you outside of the Dayton proper market...Kettering is a rental community, and there are lots of solid opportunities there...Vandalia is solid, so is Beavercreek and Centerville...the point is, there are lots of Dayton suburbs that are perfect for your style of investing...you won't get Dayton prices, but you won't have Dayton headaches either.And owning rentals long distance is not an issue as long as your systems are working.

I wanted to see MLS properties just to see what homes are looking in my area and what the current style in neighborhoods are.

I want to rent the log cabin out, turn the store into a duplex style house ( 10 year old building that looks brand new), and almost rent out another building that was converted into a house next to ball fields.In our area ball fields are worthless, there's no cash flow anymore like we have in the early 2000's, so I would like to build another 4-5 fourplexes or something in that nature.

Army Corp of Engineers, Department of Natural Resources, and Department of Environmental Management (not sure of the Colorado equivalents).  

You can see expense/income ratios for different styles of properties in different areas of you market to help fine tune where you invest.You can create a network of people to fix different types of issues from simple maintenance to complex repairs.

Its a competitive market but based on your investment goals and management style you can target specific areas around the city. 

I would also consider throwing small minifridges in the rooms to add to the dorm-style feel you seem to be going for.

Like a 3 tab architectural style.

I would be sure the agent you choose is specifically well versed in the neighborhood or town you are looking into, and make sure that you review all engineering, environmental (if applicable, and depending on depth of testing you do, commercial or residential, etc.) and inspection reports closely.

For example, what geographic area, style of house, multi unit versus single family, size of the house etc.Step 2: Once you know what you want to target, that allows you to then build the list.