For turn key rentals I'd urge you to consider first something you can self-manage from home followed by Ohio, Texas, North or South Carolina.

Congratulation on owning 20 units, like @Ecaterina Katerina Morosan said, it is something to be proud of.

Again, this is not something we hide from.

Something seems off here, @Katrina O'Bannon.

I see people coming on here talking about all this appreciation Cleveland has had over the last decade or so, like it's going to keep doing it or something lol.

My Strategy:- Buy with primary goal of renting in the future- Live-in flip for the first 1-2 years to build equity and increase potential rental price Exit Options:- Refinance and rent the property, using equity and savings to buy again, move in, and repeat- Pull equity that built due to small renovations done over 1-2 years and purchase another property w/ intent to rent, staying in this first one- Sell/1031 (thanks to forced appreciation from reno)Will this work regardless of the asset being a townhome or SFH, or am I missing something? 

You might find something more affordable but they do not allow STR's but you can do Seasonal Rentals.

Meaning that even with cap rate expansion set to 0%, the sale price is lower than the going in purchase price. resulting in negative/low yields.Am I missing something here?

If there is something that needs a licensed tradesman, he has plenty of connections and it leads to reduced rates.  

I have better things to do than to have to worry about tenants stealing food etc, more power to ya but 100% not for me.I also would never stay somewhere there is interior cameras, some things should just remain private, for no other reason than that.