What is your ongoing maintenance cost estimate as well - it’s certainly not a buy once and don’t maintain type of investment.

Will you have the time, resources, and mental commitment to dealing with tenant issues, maintenance, and other unexpected challenges that arise with property ownership?

Forum posts about other markets show success stories of seller-finance deals with low money out of pocket.

House hacking is an awesome way to experiment in a relatively low risk environment. 

Here's a simplified and effective approach: Gather Information: Obtain details about the property, including its purchase price, estimated rental income, expenses (such as property taxes, insurance, maintenance costs, and property management fees), vacancy rate, and any financing terms (e.g., interest rate, down payment, loan term).Calculate Gross Rental Income: Determine the total potential rental income the property could generate annually.

Back a couple of years ago, there were financial government incentives to install the panels as well as very low (or possible no interest) loans.

Most people will not move due to a $50-100 increase in a $1750 rent.If your increase is too low then you will fall behind next year even further.

.$5200 in gross monthly rent doesn't tell us anything about the property taxes, insurance, maintenance, etc. 

I am looking at different markets but I am interested in the Cleveland Market for various reasons, but most of all the low barrier of entry.

There are several ways to run and make sure you are maximizing your rental income while keeping your living expense as low as possible.