Entire houses for rent are rare and barely affordable for most of the tenant pool in New Britain.

However, I think your maintenance expense has zero chance of being correct. 

In order to refinance a loan and to the BRRRR strategy the home has to be around $75K in value at bare minimum.

@Chance HughesI had to cancel a Than free seminar one time.

You are more likely to ruin any chance of true investing if you try to start with wholesaling since your reputation is everything and wholesaling incorrectly can quickly ruin your reputation with sellers, buyers, agents, attorneys etc.. and then that's about it for you.I know it sounds stupid but wholesaling is something that comes to you more than you trying to figure it out with no experience..

I'll need to have a few phone numbers to stand a chance of a signing a contract.

Does that mean I have no chance in getting a private lending investor?

And I think Columbus has stronger appreciation chances then Canton does. 

If these aren't section 8 tenants and they are barely making ends meet.

There's no point in saving them for special occasions.The truth is, 99% of people will put it in their pocket, then throw it away the first chance they get.