. $100,000  All here is a link to the map Brian referenced The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods. 

.$1,300 in rent for a duplex in a C neighborhood is going to cost around $70k.B neighborhood we are closer to 100k.For a reference on neighborhood quality take a look at my Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland NeighborhoodsIf you are dead set on staying in the 30k range I would recommend some single family homes.

My son is a master carpenter can build about any thing just from looking at a picture.. my Brother drives heavy equipment and can build roads to grade by eye ball.. 

However, we are renting to a higher grade of tenant - think Microsoft and Boeing.

There are basically 3-4 rental-grade neighborhoods in this town and then a very bad class "c" hood that only a few landlords would touch.Since December, I've been called out 3x to 1 duplex because of issues. 

It tears too easy and NO one uses the proper method to  move things across it so it swells up and cuts.Luxury vinyl planks can be got at various price ranges and contrary to a comment above the are LVT click locks that are residential grade and cost effective.

Food Grade diatomaceous earth, the other kind is poison to human (Aunts and Uncles, and kids) and animals. https://www.amazon.com/Diatomaceous-Earth-Food-Grade-10/dp/B00025H2PY

Plus, I did not even finish 10th grade!

I am going to be honest I don't have a true background in real estate, but I will be graduating from college soon with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree.

If you are or become an accredited investor, you can buy into institutional grade $50-125M projects with as little as $100,000 and diversify.