It is easy to finance, easy to rent, and appreciates with the market.  

The market has shifted a bit and going forward you will need to be buying "off market" to make any money.

How does new western find their off market properties?

Purchase price: $485,000 Cash invested: $100,000 Originally on the market for $700,000.

I'd also recommend dumping the garages there's almost a total loss on that unless you are putting units above them on a dense infill lot for additional units it's not worth the cost of construction. build cost is pretty high for your market for three story suburban walk ups. we could never build at that price and make any money. suburban sells for 160k a door in our market with land. get on yardi make sure you Arne't going to lose money on it.

I am also in the cincy market I will send you a connection request.

Looking ahead to my next project, do you have any advice or resources for finding off market deals? 

If you had a bit more capital, say $80,000 - $100,000, you could start doing BRRRR's in markets like Detroit (this is what I do).

Yet, as I closely monitor the current housing market, I realize that stability and thorough due diligence are paramount before taking ownership.

It’s highly passive and there not much to do other than network and marketing.