One was a FL number, said he was in OH and moving to MO.

Have rental properties in Akron.

Need responsible PM for Akron. One that gets things done!

Thanks.

Then again, I've run into a lot of people trying to sell at an 8 cap in Cleveland, OH, lately.

My name is Ryan and I am a complete and total newbie who is excited to get started in Real Estate Investing in my hometown of Dayton, Ohio.

Just wanted to take a quick moment to introduce myself to the community. I've spent some quality time on this site, although I have yet to participate. I'm looking forward to becoming more interactive.

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Oh wow James.

Hi,New member from the Dayton OH area here.

I know your market somewhat as Ohio is close to KY.

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Oh and for marketing you are right that it would not make much sense to do it the way you typically here it getting thrown about on BP.That is because it is mostly wholesalers that need to find a lot of deals and keep a constant stream of really good deals in the pipeline.If you are only looking to buy 1-2 properties in a year, or something like that, to add to your portfolio you just scale it back.You can get a list of absentee owners from MLS data, or from a title company or if you have to buy a list it should be a fairly cheap one since it is easy to get the data.