Before you even start spend a few hours and a lot of discussion to sort out every possible contingency.  

We can help you out with offmarket aquisition and Property Management in Cincinnati , give me a call to see if we have answers to all the woes you had with your previous PM companies you used , or if you are new to investing in cincinnati we can start from basics and help you put as well

I am working my way through "Start With Strategy" by Dave Meyer, and I am enjoying it a lot.

. - the cost starts long before any generated income.  

You should always start the call with something like this (not verbatim). 

Getting to know comps, locations, and resources in one's own neighborhood makes more sense to start. 

I have been given the opportunity to start an Investor division at my Brokerage.Our goal is to create a team of highly skilled agents who excel in understanding and meeting the unique needs of investors.

So I started with 1 SFH.

I noticed the Chicago market has changed quite a lot since I started back in 2018.

Try and meet with someone at the City to discuss - go to City of PHX Development Services and start there.