Would anyone invest, or has anyone invested in Portsmouth, OH, or around that area? I have been looking at houses there and I noticed that there is a College there as well. Do you think it would be wise to invest here?

Real Situation, no not real names.Things happen, friendship is over for whatever reason.They were doing a house hack while renting out the other rooms to tenants. 

I would like to pull out some equity from my primary property so I can start investing in real estate, but my house is in need of some renovation.

Quote from @Brenden Evans: Hello, I am a 21 year old real estate investor out of Los Angeles California.

When investing OOS in Cleveland, make sure you work with an investor focused agent so you're able to get a good idea of the different areas and make the right investments.

Our agent sends out pocket listing emails on a weekly basis with great investment properties our clients are looking to sell.

Get your real estate agent license, of course. 

Your approach to real estate investing is both strategic and pragmatic.

Partner #2 married couple:  W is the buying selling RE agent on every house in LLC and Husband oversees contractor/project.   

you can go to your insurance claims agent (the claims person that you talked to on the phone and has probably sent you 10 emails)  you need to file an addendum to your claim as you need more money from your policy to repair the property.