My 10-year goal is to own and operate 2-4 short-term rentals in lake-based vacation destinations and provide add-on hospitality services to further my mission and cash flow.

Or, since you are out of state, a wireless cell service router such as Verizon, and a camera, and monitor from where you are.

The title company will either have an affliate they will send you to where your at in Chicago ( same underwriter usually) or hire a mobile notary service.. these are quite strange .

Here's my experience summarized about the Midwest. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1165499-whats...The "cash flow on paper" for Class C Midwest (which is almost non-existent with 7% interest rates) will cost so much in repairs, capital expenses, tenant issues and it won't appreciate enough to make up for the losses.

What is the cost of an average repair bill after move-out?

What happens when you do repairs to your own home?

Hence why Im hardly leveraged in any of my properties and recieve enough cash flow from them that can cover the debt services and leave me a small amount in the bank.

@Garrick Symonds, find a property manager who services other duplexes near the subject property.

Always works. 1-(2+3)=4.1) What will the home sell for after repairs? 

In Cincinnati, 60k will be more than enough to for a down payment and closing costs, and have funds for any "surprise repairs" that will inevitably come.