Before you spend your money here, check out The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods for a lay of the land.

I start with the paid version of AirDNA but also use the enemy method and you can check out bnbcalc as well.

$50 minimum last time I checked. 

I have business checking accounts for each entity, and business Amex and Chase Ink cards, which keep this all a closed system.  

But if you're looking to beat rent, get *closer* to breakeven or even cashflow (depending on rent strategy) then definitely check these out and reach out anytime with questions.

If you get a property for $15k at auction here in SFL and it's worth $250k, you just lost your money 99/100 times.A $55 title check goes a long way.Only options you have is to rent until bank kicks you out to try and recoup some investment, if it needs fixes don't put money into it, you will not get a penny back from anyone.

Blair, check out Fortaleza, Ceará.

Also check out the IRS Fact Sheet FS-2008-18. 

So glad I checked in here first.  

If you are going to purchase SF homes in lower barrier  C/D neighborhoods be conservative with your debt, set aside plenty of reserves and consider half if not more of your appraised equity to be the result of a generous appraiser because you will likely never see the equity converted to a realized gain.