Check out The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods.

For those who have not yet read the guide that was mentioned you can read The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods here.

We would like to update those, but we also have three bedrooms with carpet and the previous renter had a huge dog, so do we do a low grade cleanup (paint/new faucet and lights) in kitchen and bath and focus funds on putting in LVP throughout first? 

If you go into c grade neighborhoods or higher in the city you should be able to find tenants that will pay it if you screen thoroughly.  

I wouldn't do it on a C grade rental.

Just make sure you get some commercial grade and make sure it works before each rental. 

You can't get too cute there, either.Sure you might make you're $200/mo on that wholesale grade D property, but that one looming expense wipes it out.

I really need to 3rd grade level explanation here.Also, first post, apologies if it's not in the right forum!

Nonetheless, I provide you with this map below that shows the risks grades for the city on an A to F scale based on a number of indicators such as poverty rate, household incomes, and educational attainment.

Even brand new homes when you figure out later that the yard wasn't graded properly and you get water in the house every time you get a strong rain storm.