If the move-in date is June 1, they need to meet all your requirements (utilities, signed lease, deposit, rent, etc.) before you hand them the keys.

Not local to the Cincinnati area, but I've done a good amount of work for people there!

I have done some research but curious about the experience people here have had. 1.

You will not get a lot of responses on here for several reasons - too many questions, not a big enough pool of people to answer the questions, and most agents have no clue about what it takes to work with investors. 

This is the least likely thing for people to publish on BP, as finding them is key to the business and promoting them on here will inundate them with calls. 

Looking at what's out there in our market is discouraging.Have you ever read "How to win friends and influence people"?

Only a small minority of people getting involved in wholesaling are in any way competent 10.

More people probably looking in the cheaper/median priced areas as well with inflation kind of hitting peoples wallets more the last year or two.I think updating the units and being more aggressive on price is really all you can do since we obviously aren't in control of the economic factors.

Drive around, ask people that live there how they feel about the area, and, if you can, live there for a year.

Just because other people do it or have done it doesn't mean it the right path for you.