Assessing buying a rental in Akron, OH

[David Ray]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

A friend of ours is helping resettle his cousins who are Afghani refugees in the Akron area. When I looked at the cost of housing there, I became very interested to purchase in the area,  seeing as several properties were in the 80k-150k range. Anyone had experience owning and renting properties there? Best established management companies?

Thanks 

[James Wise]

Quote from @David Ray:

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

A friend of ours is helping resettle his cousins who are Afghani refugees in the Akron area. When I looked at the cost of housing there, I became very interested to purchase in the area,  seeing as several properties were in the 80k-150k range. Anyone had experience owning and renting properties there? Best established management companies?

Thanks 

 Have tons of Akron properties. This pricing is what you'll see all over Ohio really. If you are getting a single home in the $150k range it's probably a pretty decent area with a mix of owner occupants and tenants. There are actually a lot of houses in Akron that are even less than $80k, but those are pretty hood.