Quick Q:  Note the crappy old fan - would you spend the money to upgrade it?

Cleveland is a great place to get started because the real estate is cheaper than a lot of places around the country and you'll very easily be able to live for free and even make money if you're doing it right.

You have No Credit, not enough Rent, want to study Real Estate Investing when you need to concentrate on your JOB and working up your licenses or skills to do what you are doing to make more Money and you have a big family.

I spoke with the tenant and they had spent the money between initiating the payment and it clearing. 

Those are money makers for companies.

This helps me figure out how much money I might need to put into the property to make it better.

The hiring process costs the employer a lot of money and if you don't think you will be a good fit, it is going to be an uphill battle for both you and your employer.

Is there anything I can do to ideally get them to not list the house and sell to me, I’m assuming there might not be many options, especially since the sister and I had agreed on a price that was below market value given I was planning to invest money to remodel the home and was planning to honor his wishes of not having the home knocked down to make a townhome or new home.

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EARNEST MONEY: In the event of a dispute between the Seller and Buyer regarding the disbursement of this earnest money, the broker is required by Ohio law to maintain such funds in the broker’s trust account until the broker received (a) written instructions signed by the parties specifying how the earnest money is to be disbursed or (b) a final court order that specifies to whom the earnest money is to be awarded.