We therefore need a professional in the Cleveland area used to working 1) with people looking for buying an investment property and not a primary residence (emotion vs numbers) 2) people who even if they're working hard to understand the city's geography don't know the area like the back of their hand and need guidance and insight of an insider, who need someone who pro-activily suggests potential interesting neighborhoods that make sense for the project and doesn't wait for the buyer to ask what about here?

Lastly, you are giving broad guidance that states do not follow. 

We are DIY'ers and we both work m-f 9-5 jobs, so putting in sweat equity isn't a deterrence for us while we save and learn valuable skills.

I am not a CPA, financial advisor or anything of the like so none of what I have to offer is guidance. 

Today it seems like the most valuable skill in real estate is people that can find deals and that's basically wholesalers whole business.

Data is alot more valuable to a trade than how you charge a customer. 

Thank you all for your input, all valuable 

Profit is also a far more valuable metric than cashflow if you can do the extra legwork.Things you need to add back to cashflow to get to profit:- Principal payments on debt. 

I find data like this so valuable and fascinating to look at.

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