Hi @Tammy Parsons,Be prepared for a big change from sunny San Diego to Ohio.If your looking, I'm not expert but stick to West side Cleveland

Account ClosedI am an odd ball West Coast investor who invest in Harrisburg Metro, Central Pennsylvania.

@Bernie Germani 17 since the new year certainly sounds promising and keeps me more confident about reaching my goal of completing my first rehab in 2015.Thanks for taking the time to look into it further, I really appreciate it. 

I have a friend who recently moved from Germany to California and is attempting to rent his apartment, in Germany, by owner but isn't having any luck.

In high appreciation areas  such as the west coast states, New York City, Washington DC, Boston, and Florida you will be fortunate to break even.  

I'm based in West Los Angeles, but I'm currently looking to connect with wholesalers.  

@Sandesh Sapre  one thing you could do to cut through the inconsistencies is engage an appraiser to do a drive by appraisal for you.. front pictures and comps in the neighborhood those usually run about 200 bucks.. you could put this as a contingency in your agreement.In any cash flow market in the mid west  upper east  deep south.. you will drive yourself nuts looking at on line valuation data.. because they are picking up the bombed out houses that the company your buying form has paid to buy them.. what you don't know is how much they spend to rehab them..

My underwriting criteria focuses on this, not the CF pro-forma, which is why I don't buy pigs or pig equivalent in Mid-West. 

The neighborhood can be divided into East Harlem and West Harlem, which have two distinctly different flavors to them.

I would then look to buy a 3-4 unit property - your area of West Chester is great but so are many surrounding areas, as I am sure you know.