Plus if your prospective tenants have kids in school, they don't want to move during the school year, especially during the winter season.I am sorry that I can't speak about the Akron market, but PM is a significant issue and without a team in place in a new market, I would not invest in any area. 

Louis area but I moved for school this past month and Ive had trouble gaining traction here in Springfield. 

"It needs to appear on tax returns" is a nonsensical thing we frequently read/hear, and it's nonsensical because the requirement would often entail magical science fiction time travel.

I'm an assistant principal at a public school.

We only have one kid to support and she is in her 3rd year at The University of Arkansas.Since she is about 6 hours away we usually only see her on school break times and vacation time around major holidays.  

It's in ye ol' alma matter's school district.

I bought my first investment property this past September, I house-hack the duplex and rent the other space.I was planning on paying off my school loans by the end of the year. 

The note school also has a free e course.

We have only chosen those places because of the presumably good schools and house styles.  

Doctor office,karate school,restaurants,hair salons, dentist, cell phone stores,etc.These are places customers are actually going day to day to do business.