Cleveland is what I focus in, it's great market to focus on for cash flow and specific pockets have gone upwards of 2-4x in the last 5-10 years.

Specifically, there's job growth (Intel, Honda, Amazon, Nationwide, etc) and the population is growing (unlike Cleveland or Cincy).

If you can make your deals work now they will be killer deals later.Is there a specific area of Chicago you are looking for these 1% deals?

Would you be willing to share your experience, in particular:1.Which specific areas in Scranton-WB would you recommend?

Plenty of restrictions....Arlington only allows in a specific area. 

I became interested in wholesaling, specifically, helping wholesalers in a unique way.

Don't worry about what the contractor thinks or says, you have to make your own decision and they don't know your business and all the specifics you have to consider.

I'am considering these states as property tax and tax are low in the states and my husband did his graduation from Arizona and Nevada is closer to where i live and North Carolina is in my mind without any specific reason:) . 

Feel free to DM me if you have specifics/want to see rates.

If you encounter specific problems as you pursue acquiring a house hack deal, don't hesitate to post them in the forums.