The rep who sells office supplies to my W-2 employer is flipping houses on the side. He took me to lunch today and bragged about how well he's doing. He also mentioned he does absolutely none of the work. He has a tea...

Maraijuana farmers brought jobs back to the area, but with the shift from recreational from medical is a major transition and most of the farmers out here whent back to the black market.

What made you pick Cleveland?

Just wanted to pick your brains and see what you would do in this situation.

Pick a solid B-Class suburban area.

I’ve been reading books and picking brains.

Here’s the rundown (I try to be detailed here because I’m hoping one of you savvy investors might pick up on something I hadn’t seen or thought of):C- neighborhood in less expensive part of CA (median home value ~$185K).

I would also try to pick nonvolatile markets where your equity position and rental performance don't suffer in a recession.For the highest cash flow possible, I like secondary markets. 

Some' of this from the council relates to people that are picked up on minor drug offenses.

I would not have rented a single bedroom in a house, but a private apartment space in someone's basement I paid good money for.You can do exactly what your planning, just pick wisely.