Close to Squirrel Hill border though. 

Welcome to BP Jerry Bliss , I'm right over the border in Salem wi, I'm new to BP and investing and looking for connections locally.

Rental license and inspections are more common and not directly indicative of neighborhood class.South Euclid implemented POS and rental licensing during the downturn,which I believe saved it from getting worse than it did.Yes property taxes are high here, you can thank thirty plus years of mismanagement, corruption and a lack of accountability.Shaker heights has a wide range of values, as part of it borders the city proper and schools some of its children.

It is not practical in Ontario to gamble on increasing rents to improve returns when purchasing larger properties. 

I know I took a gamble with this and unfortunately it did not come back to bite me.  

If you go with the ARM you're buying a big gamble for $2k.

It's a gamble not to mention hurricane season is around the corner.

the safest way is to just work like a maniac basically do your regular job and do REI as well, you will be putting in 50-70 hours a week but its safer than gambling that your REI will take off right away.

Its a gambling contract.

To me it seems like a gamble.