I love my job and at the same time, it's pure abuse to my body.

I feel we have a strong background in project management and business management, but we feel pretty naked when it comes to the best way to finance our first flip when not doing it with pure cash and also in finding the right people to do the renovations (both of us work 50+ hours a week currently). 

So based purely on the expected return, I'd go for Dayton.With regards to other markets, Akron offers the highest average cap rate in Ohio at 4.4%.

Purely the contract. 

@Andrew Reeves, your return on equity isn't the best on that one but it's not horrible from a pure cash flow persepctive. 

.; while new “pure” entrepreneurs have no financial asset to leverage against.

@Mitch Davidson Having also moved here for purely 'irrational reasons' and taking a pay cut to do it, your post made me chuckle.  

Pure cash. 

#3 Typically with hard money you cannot occupy the property, couldn't understand if you want to have them purely as rentals or househack.#4  How do you move in if they are 100% occupied?

For pure Tenant placement, it's always been a minimum amount or 50% of first month rent, whichever was greater.