Everyone has given great advise.I think a huge part of it comes down to the cliché of location, location, location.If your area has an active rental marked for single families, by all means go for it.

I know there's a lot about intent, and intent is hard to prove, but in general flips are indeed taxed with an extra 15% self-employment tax if it's considered actively generated income (you're running a small business).

We are coming down next week to look at some projects in Philadelphia from Monday to Wednesday but we will be driving by Cleveland after that.Or you yourself or do you know of any entrepreneurs, active developers, or people who do have extensive knowledge of the Cleveland real estate market for investing? 

Investing can be as active or passive as you want it to be. 

There is an active water leak coming from her apartment for the second time.

Number 14 - "Don't Go it Alone" has been a huge one for me; Getting active on BP and building relationships with people who love real estate really gave me the confidence to dive in!

Do you want to increase your income through flips or some other active form of real estate investing?

We are actively saving $1K per month and on good months around $2K.

My approach isn't extremely popular as interest rates do go up, but I'm active duty military leaving for deployment.

I like Indianapolis and Kansas City and have been active there for several years.