H: Tax in the US is a sliding scale, the more profit you make the higher the tax rate.

You would probably fare a lot better sticking to a more stable neighborhood.Here is a link to The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods.

Before spending money on marketing, I want to learn the business better finding and working on deals from the MLS (so they are free), so that I can work out the kinks there and then add in direct mail.Also, being new to the MLS and WS in general, it was easy to get overwhelmed with the amount of residences available, so I was curious as to what some of your strategies may be to help narrow the funnel when looking on the MLS (price point, neighborhood “grade”, days listed, status changes, sqft, beds/baths).Paid Mentor Programs: I am very interested in joining a paid mentor program, and I wanted to ask if anyone here has paid and had success in a mentor program before.

And with a single family to du, triplex the barrier of entry is so low and you can scale up.

You may be able to reduce the management fee due to economies of scale with these type of properties being close together. 

I think the paid education is too generic because they have to scale the system to every market.

Work the floor with the slightest grade down towards the door way.That should prevent the water from "pooling" on the inside.

The Federal Tax Credits are on a diminishing scale starting in 2019.I am in the solar industry for full disclosure. 

:) I tend to do that, but in the spirit of efficiency in order to scale, we may as well think about it now...

I wrote The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods so out of state folks don't end up making risky moves based on looking at our market with those out of state eyes.