Luckily, the use of specific search criteria and filters can make it easier to find below-market value homes.

I think it’s important to set expectations up front, like standard maintenance with a furnace, does the tenant or landlord change the filters.

You are not nor will ever be an expert in Cleveland  ( or any market ) as you do no live an breath it unless you plan on making it a full time gig . 

If their range hood is just recirculating the air, it's going to be fairly worthless - you can install a good carbon filter in the range hood and that will help but not cure the problem. 

We have a great realtor who will definitely let us know if he hears of anything, but I can't hold my breath hoping the magical place will come up and we'll get to it in time.

@ Mac-- yes-- everyone should stay abreast of court rulings-- state and federal-- I started using RVM a few years ago before it became popular and scrubbed list against do not call list-- Slybroadcast has the filter to add a number to DNC and filter against it.

Have your cleaners clean the filter while they’re doing it.

Now, you can filter your search based on these parameters.

That gives you a bit of breathing room to get rents up during the first 5 years of interest only payments.

The cost of one repair can be as much as the cost of the unit so putting the responsibility on the tenant to not overload the machines, to keep the lint filter clean, etc., and to pay for any maintenance makes it well worth doing.Hope this helps...