Columbus, Cininati, Dayton, are some of the best areas even in the country.

I sell a lot of properties in my market to out of state and country investors.

Not an option, unless I change country

In my capacity as a Loan Officer and a Pro-Bigger Pockets member, I personally have gotten a chance to meet and help many people around the country with their residential and commercial loans; I am confident you will have the same opportunity to meet new people and network with like minded people.For starters, I suggest that you look around for meetups in your area, here is the link https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-and-happeningsAside from a ton of literature this community also offers a ton of free podcasts that have been extremely helpful and educational.

The most attractive regions of the country were on the East and West coasts with almost half of the investments in New York alone while the other half were split between Southern California, Washington state and even a small portion in Chicago.

Frankly I am terrified to screw this up, my father came to this country at 55 years old as a political prisoner from Cuba and managed to save over 150k in 12 years to build this small portfolio that he has left in my hands.

Did you use a freelancer (offshore/onshore) or a company?  

We own an apartment complex in a country setting in Pennsylvania.

I think percentages might work better for real estate participants in different parts of the country because the maintenance and repair costs in Boston at 2% of effective gross income for the building that I'm marketing equals $427 per unit and that seems very low; and that $427 number does not include turnover services which I think you mean to equal broker's fees.

Where in the country are these $9000 properties?