We renovated (and rewired - eek) our current house all on our own (did the work ourselves) and I really enjoyed it. 

Right now we're living near Tacoma, WA.We're enjoying our travels so far, but at some point we want to come back and "house hack" in Cleveland.Looking forward to joining and learning with this community,Cheers!

You will find other like-minded individuals here that enjoy thinking outside the box!

Clearly your not happy that you invested a lot of your time and money to improve the property, and feel the LL is getting a better deal, but that is your own fault for investing in something you do not own.My advice is you keep renting it and enjoy the rents he is leasing it to you for, or move on and let him do what he may with it.Legally if you want to sublease it, you need to get a written lease from him saying you can sublease it.

It is always amazing to see someone is working in the field they enjoy and by the same token are able to benefit the community by helping seniors!

I have a friend who has seen me enjoy some success flipping houses. 

You'll really enjoy biggerpockets.com I'm about a hour from Bloomington

Enjoy your upcoming trip!

ENJOY!

The building is cash flowing nicely and I'm thoroughly enjoying learning how to become a good investor and landlord.