This is what I usually look for in grade properties.This means that the security deposit cannot exceed 1% of the total rent for the rental period.

Before investing in Cleveland do yourself a favor and read The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods.

My friend Josh Janus (he works for ReafCo), who you can find on Bigger Pockets, has a great map of Cleveland neighborhoods and their respective grades.

Hello everyone, I am a practicing pharmacist/ pharmacy owner from San Jose, California.

I don't invest in Baltimore myself for any other reason than I'm from Cleveland, but if you do land on Cleveland, or continue doing more due diligence on this market, I think you'll get a lot of value in reading The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods so you've got a lay of the land so to speak.Good luck out there playa.

You may have a grading issue and/or a siding issue.By the way, in that first picture, it looks like you have some damaged sheetrock above a mantle.

Welcome to the site Eoin. 1st thing you want to check out when looking at Cleveland is The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods.

A helpful post that many Indy REI's find value with (locals AND out-of-state investors) is:The Investors Guide to Grading Indianapolis NeighborhoodsAll the best!

Often pharmacy parking requirements and parking requirements for other types of retail are different. 

Cheap, good warranty and decent consumer grade carpet.