I'd start with plans not a general contractor or HIC contractor.

I'd definitely be interested in learning more about flips in Cleveland area.

I'd like some reviews on property management companies in these cities as that will be a big deciding factor for me since I will be an out of state investor and this will be my first investment!

If you want to own it, you're looking at a deal size of around 900K to $1.1M I'd guess.

I’d definitely offer with an inspection contingency.ARV on a good quality rehab is 175k+, with some really solid comps to back that up. 

For the car guys and gals out there I'd love to see what you have!

I think it depends on what your goals are.I currently have a really nice airbnb cabin that isn't cash flowing the way I'd like, but I do expect it's value to go up materially within the next 10 years.

In our market, I figure I'd need 65 units to afford to pay a w-2 employee to manage for me-- but I probably won't since I really don't mind managing.

I'd also talk to the water provider and find out if the bill follows the tenant or stays with the house (where I am it is the later for water and former for everything else). 

I'd suggest running your numbers based on a few scenarios to see what works best for your overall goals for the property.