@Wesley Myers  Disclaimer: I'm not a CPA (not even close) so please seek professional advice before making any commitments

And you have to be committed to protesting your taxes if you are going to buy and hold. 

We've sent out proposals to several GCs already, but everyone is super busy and it's been hard to get anyone to commit.

Some of my lenders will provide loan commitment instead of a PA, meaning you are fully underwritten, only subject to appraisal.There are so many ways to structure an offer to be more attractive, I have just recorded a video about how to get an accepted offer most of the time, link is here."

The hardest part of being an agent is finding your own leads and getting them to commit with you. 

Either way, the only way tenants can be evicted in Cleveland at the moment is if they commit a felony on the property or they threaten the neighbors with bodily harm.

If the lender does the appraisal and sees something you could back out of the deal if they won’t give you a mortgage commitment letter.

I shopped SBA lenders and got a commitment and started the process.I hoped to find a conventional loan from a local bank, which is often available for storage, and I had a deal in place (10yrs/4.5%, first year interest only with a reset at yr6) and then when COVID hit they bailed and offered to put us into their SBA program. 

I guess that if you have the money and commitment ,, it could work.. 

With Clarity, Commitment and action - daily, anything is achievable.