Feel free to inquire about their staff qualifications if it's a larger organization.2.

If you're gonna spend your money in Cleveland on some cheap properties, you'll want to learn the ins and outs of all of the neighborhoods.

The only caveat is that you must be in a "low to moderate" income tract neighborhood.

It's a multifamily property in a good neighborhood with three units and a total of four bedrooms and three bathrooms.

I like good neighborhoods, with sloped tile roofs, stucco siding, built in the last 20 years. 90% of Las Vegas SMF checks none of these boxes. 

If you end up in Ohio and you end up in Cleveland you'll want to read The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods.

One thing I’ve picked up from years of managing rentals in San Diego is that organization is everything..

I'd recommend the following:1) Continue to stay at home to save up more2) Buy the crappiest home in a good neighborhood, with financial help (parents?)

You must not follow your instinct and attempt to invest as little as possible into the renovations thinking "If someone is willing to live in this neighborhood there is no way they have standards". 

We've helped hundreds of investors in the Metro Detroit area and are the only ones analyzing Detroit's 183+ Neighborhoods to ID the best ones to invest in.