Converted hospital to apartment building years ago Owner pays utilities and you can't separateIt's in a class B-C area but not sure how I feel about most of the building being on government assistance.

Yea $75k in Cleveland you are in B-Class suburbs.

I think in some states you are required to provide appropriate accommodation if the apartment is unlivable, but unless she was in a Class A apartment, Marriott seems like a luxury.

The private flood policies usually won't pick up a property that has had a flood loss before, but a knowledgeable Nerd agent will look at all options to get the best coverage possible. @ Chris Happer you are absolutely right a Flood Cert (properly named (ELEVATION CERTIFICATE) can help with the rating for the NFIP (government) policy.

Class of property is more of a driver regarding tenant turn over.

I would make sure you get an understanding of the market here and pick some core areas you would like to invest in to get a start.

Good day, I recently signed up to take the Than Merrill class to be a Wholesale Investor, any tips on how to be successful at this and what steps to take initially as a beginner?

I see a lot of posts on here about how the north side A and B class areas don’t cash flow, etc.

Meet-ups are a great place to network as already mentioned, and in this industry you can really just reach out to most people and offer to buy them a cup of coffee and pick their brain.

Now that they have picked one I can see what you mean about the showing being just a small part of the transaction.Luckily these clients were my parents so there wasn't a risk of me losing them but I can see how that would be a big risk if that wasn't the case.