Sometimes when we need to break tile for a job we contact these guys to redo it for our clients.

Have a steady 9-5 job but looking to branch into real estate investing as well. 

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

Im willing to do cosmetic repairs up to about $20k but dont want to deal with a gut job.

I make about 70k a year from my salaried job and my friend makes double that.

I do not think anyone in Cleveland will do a good job. 

Where another issue arrises is I recently quit my job after becoming pregnant as they would not cover my maternity while overseas, my husband is employed however he works for a UK company and is British so would be unlikely to help us with the situation in the US.

You must work at least 750 hours per year in a qualified RE business.So most people who have high-earning W-2 jobs outside of real estate won't qualify.But the unique thing about RE pro status is that even if you don’t qualify but your spouse does, you can both file jointly and claim the losses from your RE investments to offset your other active income together.It's an incredibly powerful benefit if you do meet the criteria.

Just make sure you do a diligent job when vetting tenants.

The seller and their agent hopefully did a good job communicating with that tenant to set expectations.