Or at least a general explanation so I can go find more targeted information?

The biggest challenge is having good growth - properties that meet our criteria and return targets, not just buying for the sake of buying.In correlation to our growth challenge, finding suitable and enough private investors also poses a big challenge for us. 

@Matthew HollandsworrhYou’re definitely on the right track by targeting Northeast OH — lots of investors operate there and good contractors are always in short supply.

Focus on smaller single-family rentals or duplexes as your first deals, easier to manage and less upfront capital than larger multifamily.You could also partner with local property managers in your target market, so you don’t have to handle day-to-day operations yourself.

Analyze 30 nearby sales to lock ARV and days-on-market, then line up your core four locally and set a 90‑day target for deal one.

There are better and worst neighborhoods of all the towns you mentioned and for a MTR in a hospital community that is what you want to target.

I would target separately metered properties.

Some of the criteria include Financing, Asset Class, Ownership Structure, Property Class, Location, Purchase Price, Rehab Costs, and Risk Target.

From there, we started underwriting everything with the same filter: does this deal move us closer to our target cash flow or equity growth number?

Keep it simple: pick one stable, landlord‑friendly market, target small multis in B/C areas with light value‑add, and insist the numbers cash flow after vacancy, taxes, insurance, PM, and CapEx.