Cleveland is a great rental market, with a low cost of entry and strong rents. 

What is the apartment/rental market like... you know the drill.Good luck. 

I’m in 3rd-4th tier markets and am doing well.

Either go to local real estate oriented meet-ups or post in FB groups that are for real estate in different Colorado markets.

Both were off market deals. 

These markets often offer better entry points and potential for appreciation.

Hotel/Motel, Condo, Apartments all have had substantial rates because a lot of companies have either stopped writing the business or non-renewed it and the companies that will still write it have to take premium because of the risk they're taking on.I know that doesn't help you at all but my advice would be if you have an independent agent who you trust and like and believe they're doing the best they can for you stick with them and let them work all the markets for you.

If it's really a deal, get it under contract for a longer period 30-45 day and market your contract like crazy.

The data for recently sold homes should support time on the market of 2 weeks or lessYou're now 3 weeks into the project. 

Due to the market appreciation during the last few years of regular payments I was able to remove the PMI from all loans except for one.