- Have a strong lease agreement in place (consult a solid property manager or real estate agent for examples) and vet your tenants well.- Understand the areas that are most in demand for renters are likely the areas where owner occupants begin to push purchase prices to the point where the property barely cash flows as an investment at first.

i am a local realtor and was buying homes that were a solid house and investment back in the day How did you finance this deal?

I have also sent personal hand written letters to people who are listed on the tax records of properties that are vacant.

I am a broker but would prefer to pay a person rather than a corporation on my personal investing. 

No matter how great a 1-person manager is, even with staff, you’re one personal issue away from major problems.

If there are no issues, litigation, or assessment, and the reserves of the HOA are good, you are pretty solid.

Personal Cash from previous flips How did you add value to the deal?

I personally would spend that much to fail a couple of times to learn.

That's solid without marketing.

@Geoffrey PaugamI hear you, and I do think the markets in Ohio are solid.