BTW, I am also, a Long Term, Mid-Term and AirBNB Investor. 

Over the last 6-7 months, I’ve been doing my best to “get smart” on real estate investing, starting off with Rich Dad principles, which led to Rich Dad Advisor (McElroy, Sutton, etc.) audiobooks, which led to BP podcasts and doing YT research on tax benefits…I’m feel ready to take action and start putting everything into practice but still not certain which method is best for my first investment property.

It will familiarize you with the basic terminology and benefits.

With the right script and skip tracing you can definitely benefit from hiring a cold caller. 

Both metros benefit from having each other near, but Akron is much more reliant on Cleveland than the other way around. 

I think you are correct in your thinking - a lot of lenders right now are pricing 30-year fixed rate and 5-year ARMs essentially the same, with only the slightest benefit to the ARM option - generally because there is a very low probability priced in that rates will be higher in 5 years. 

We found it in the MLS and I negotiated a great deal for them with terms they were happy with How did you finance this deal?

We both are drawn to either single family long term rentals, or STR's in the right locations.Right now we have $20k cash available for immediate investment, with the ability to increase that to $60-70k in the next 3 years through savings and bonuses at our day jobs.

My wife and I got our start buying really rough homes and turning them into long term rentals. 

@Kim LeduffOn Tuesday May 14th we're hosting a meetup in LA which will feature a guest speaker, CPA Edward Markaryan, who will be going over Tax Strategies for Short Term Rental owners.