Generally speaking much of the areas east of 205 are going to be seeing gentrification purely from the result of people looking for cheaper housing.

If you are looking for a pure cash flow play it’s hard to lose money on a rental in Old Brooklyn/Parma/Euclid.

I too tend to think about investing in terms of pure numbers without any regard for my own cognitive biases.

But you also want to know it's potential as a pure investment property (100%) looks like. 

My offers are typically AS-IS, not contingent on financing, and the inspection is purely for information purposes. 

When they don't pay for two or three months and then y ou go to court...another few months....4 to 6 months of no rent....how does that sound....pure misery for sure!

I will say that BP is pure GOLD in this regard.

Eventually most people run out of their own money for pure cash flow plays.

If you believe you will need cash soon enough, then you want to put as little as possible, so that you can do more purchases to start building up your portfolio.If you believe you won't need the cash for the near future ... then put down 20% and avoid extra expenses ... such as PMI ... etc.My very first rentals, I bought them in class A, pure appreciation play, put 20% down.

If it's purely/mainly from extra money you've put into it, then that hardly counts, right?