I married to a beautiful wife with a wonderful 4 month old son.  

Its a good space that is booming a little bit about Cleveland:Did you know:CLE - home to the 2016 Republican National ConventionCLE - Superman was created hereCLE - Cleveland Clinic #1 Heart Surgery Center in the WorldCLE - Over a dizen Fortune 500 CompaniesCLE - Second largest theatre district in the CountryCLE - Epicenter for BioMed Research & DevelopmentCLE - A great place for the WHOLE family/CLE - A great place for investing come check out the beautiful things CLE has.Anyhow, I think we need to get back to the core of the question: As a new investor looking / considering investing outside of your local hyper area you will want to define someone who is not just going to help you buy, renovate and then you will figure out how to manage, you want someone who can allow you to have passive income without giving up your full time occupation.

It does make for some red tape and requires you hold yourself to a higher ethical standard.

If you paint the cabinets red and then apply a stain over the paint, the result will be something close to  cherry wood.

Beautiful area up there!

One thing about Troy and Schenectady, beware of taxes, and beware of the block you're looking into, both those cities have some beautiful downtown areas, yet one or two blocks away are gang shootings and crackhouses, so definitely look at street-level comps, doing the standard comp within 1/2 mile can give you hugely varying property values.  

Any sign of up-charges like that or suspicious repair calls should be a major red flag into the worth of your PM.To each their own.

They are.Moving the elevated highway underground and building a beautiful city park over it.

The beauty of Westchester is that it's still "affordable" (according to LA standards) and it's pretty safe.

He filled the world around him with beautiful gardens, colorful flowers, art gathered from emerging artists, and most important friends and family.