I'm trying to be as familiar with my target city as I am with the city I live in and I'm finding it to be a little difficult as I'm on the other side of the country in NYC. 

Neighbors put a new wall up so water puddles on our side maybe 20 ft across an inch or two deep when it rains.

Many wholesalers do not aspire to be a big player in the game and are just looking for some additional cash on the side.

Regardless in this hot real estate market I think there's practically a market for any residential rental out there.

Get lawn cut, bushes and tree limbs trimmedFresh smellSpend rehab money where you get the biggest bang (i.e. bathrooms, kitchen, paint, flooring, fixtures, etc) vs roof, condenser, hot water heater, etc (assuming they are in at least okay condition to the untrained eye)

Agents are there to help you achieve your goals, and that can only happen if both sides are communicating...

Not a hot market for Airbnb’s.

References - I am not referring any names in this post for the sake of privacy for the home-owners and hence the characters in this situation will be referred as -Wife - "W", Husband - "H", Brother of Wife - "B"Attorney (from wife's side) - "A"Property 1 - "P1"Property 2 - "P2"I will try to explain the situation as clearly as possible, please feel free to post below if you have further questions. 

Thanks so much Evan, I appreciate the insight, Do you have any thoughts on the Cincinnati side of the river, I see a lot of listing in the my price range but don't know as much about the area? 

On the low side, you may need as little as 10% of the purchase price, and get all the rehab funded for you.