Give The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods a read if you end up digging deeper into the Cleveland market.

Yes it is market dependent, but it goes much deeper than that.

Along with Russell, you have convinced me to look deeper into a multifamily.

Lenders can certainly find out, it's public record, and they also have deeper pockets than you. 

There is obviously more to it than this and if you search the forums for "BRRRR" you can dig deeper and reach out to those who have done it.

@Lucan Bowen welcome to the site.The short answer would be to find a house, fix it then sell it.To go deeper into things need to know some things about youwere are you guys at right now in regards to skill set, contacts, knowledge etc.?

Because in your nature, you need a discount deeper or greater than a retail buyer.

Give me a call if you want to have a deeper conversation!

"Even if you only spend 15-20 min googleing and compiling some of the data, it shows self motivation and may demonstrate that you know enough of the basic key concepts and variables that an investor should be concerned with, so in turn you stimulate the pros and master level posters to want to add real in depth value, that is deeper or more insightful than what can be determined from a 15 min google search.

Attending a pre-licensing class in person gives you also the opportunity to start networking with a much deeper bond than just going to an RE meetup once in a while.