The popular destinations seem to beCleveland, OhioCincinnati, OhioDayton, OhioToledo, OhioYoungstown, OhioCincinnati, OhioMemphis, TennesseeSaint Louis, MissouriIndianapolis, IndianaDetroit, MichiganErie, PennsylvaniaLouisville, KentuckyMilwaukee, WisconsinJackson, MississippiCleveland is the market I am most familiar with so if you venture down that path you'll want to check out The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods. 

Will you lose most deals; probably, but there’s more downside to not being honest upfront with the seller.

Since originally applying, I have hooked up with a partner who will own 50% of an LLC we are creating for this joint venture.

Don’t even know if we’d be able to walk away without losing the earnest money.

Fyi - The best apprentice I have ever had.We are building a team of professionals, to bring unique value to all projects.Looking forward to meeting you and how you may contribute to this new venture here.Cheers,Jeffrey BaxterOnegoodcarpenter.com

@Matt Parker you are in sticky territory here and if you do anything wrong, and the tenant pushes back, you'll lose in court.There are 4 loopholes to SB 608 on why you can terminate a tenant.

However the pro's of less cash down is your if the market turns sour you lose less while the bank bears most of the risk and it also frees you up with cash to potentially invest elsewhere.But these are just from me reading and would like to hear the professional guru's opinions of which path would you take as a newbie in investing (or buying RE in general). thank you

Therefore, I'm wondering if I can also venture in getting two separate duplex/triplex? 

Here’s my options I have come to.. either sell the house and make 137k profit w/ no capital gains and take that and my original money put into the house and start my rental venture or pull the equity out and rent it.Rental rates are skyrocketing in my neighborhood at 3200 a month for my size house.

Here’s my options I have come to.. either sell the house and make 137k profit w/ no capital gains and take that and my original money put into the house and start my rental venture or pull the equity out and rent it.Rental rates are skyrocketing in my neighborhood at 3200 a month for my size house.