Cleveland OR Toledo?

[Niall Clancey]

I have been doing research on both areas to try and find my first deal -either a house hack or buy and hold.  

I'm curious to hear from the bigger pockets community - where would you invest?

Is anyone invested in both cities? If so, which do you like more and why? 

[James Wise]

Quote from @Steven Goldman:

Quote from @Niall Clancey:

I have been doing research on both areas to try and find my first deal -either a house hack or buy and hold.  

I'm curious to hear from the bigger pockets community - where would you invest?

Is anyone invested in both cities? If so, which do you like more and why? 

I can only share with you our experience as lenders. The majority of our investors in Ohio would choose Cleveland. The main reason is  Cleveland  population 2.06 million Toledo 265K. It always boils down to the property and location. But much better chance in Cleveland than Toledo. Enough said. 

 You are comparing the Cleveland metro population to the Toledo proper population. The population of Toledo's metro area is over 500k and the population of Cleveland proper is about 368k.