There is ample info on Maple Heights and Euclid in The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods.

Originally posted by Aaron V.b:Thanks guys for the tips and would not mind at all Don hearing about the ugly.The things I mentioned before are just to up grade the appearance.

We install the cheap stuff on the back wall on a roll at HD with a mid-grade pad (A properties).  

Cleveland is the one I am most familiar with and it's also very popular with investors across the USA so I figured you'd get some value out of reading The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods.

should i furnish the house with commercial grade couches, TV in common room, Bedroom furniture?

  $5k isn't close to realistic.By the time you add up grading, foundation, sewer (with fall), water, low voltage, and access-related changes, I would expect something on the order of $20k in horizontal costs for a typical flat 5000sf lot to drop one of these in the backyard. 

They are hands-off, institutional grade real estate investments, and they allow you the option to diversify.

The upstairs was renovated to rental grade and rented at $675/month.

I agree on the lower grade granite for the $1400-$2200/mo rentals.  

When I started PM in Cleveland I used his maps to see how he classified the grades.