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A collaboration of Cleveland’s own Top Professionals in Real Estate world with a Focus on Investing
10/08/2026
It’s happening TONIGHT 🔥
Most investors chase the next deal. The ones who last build a business.
Tonight we’re breaking down how to do exactly that. You’ll walk away with:
✅ How to keep deal flow steady when the market shifts
✅ The systems that let your business run without you
✅ Real connections with Cleveland investors, agents, and wholesalers
One evening in this room could save you years of trial and error. And it’s free.
📅 TONIGHT, Oct 8 | 5 PM
📍 Market Garden Brewery, 1947 W 25th St., Cleveland
🎟️ Free admission, but seats are limited
Grab yours before they’re gone. Link in bio!
Tag someone who needs to be in this room tonight 👇
10/07/2026
1 day to go ⏳
Tomorrow night, Cleveland’s investors, agents, and wholesalers are getting together to talk about what it really takes to build a real estate business that lasts. Not just the next deal, but the systems, network, and pipeline behind it.
If you’ve been meaning to “get serious” about real estate, this is your sign.
📅 Tomorrow, Oct 8 | 5 PM
📍 Market Garden Brewery, 1947 W 25th St., Cleveland
🎟️ Free admission, limited seats
Save your spot. LINK IN BIO.
10/06/2026
How many can you check off?
Closing deals is one thing. Building a business that keeps going when the market shifts, a deal falls through, or you take a week off is another.
That’s exactly what Isaac Rowe and Journey Toole are breaking down this Thursday. Bring your questions and stay for open networking.
📅 October 8, 2026 | Thursday
🕔 5 PM
📍 Market Garden Brewery, Cleveland, OH
🎟️ Free admission | Limited seats
Save your spot. LINK IN BIO.
10/05/2026
Meet your speakers for Thursday 🎤
🔹 Isaac Rowe: Marketing expert and wholesaler who knows what it takes to keep deals coming in when the market shifts.
🔹 Journey Toole: Real estate agent, investor, and founder of Journey Home Group, building a portfolio while helping clients do the same.
Two different paths in real estate, one topic: how to build a business that lasts. Come learn from both, then stay for open networking.
📅 October 8, 2026 | Thursday
🕔 5 PM
📍 Market Garden Brewery, Cleveland, OH
🎟️ Free admission | Limited seats
Save your spot. LINK IN BIO.
10/05/2026
Building a real estate business that lasts takes more than closing deals.
Growth is one thing. Building something that can keep running, adapting, and creating value over time is another.
Join Isaac Rowe and Journey Toole for a conversation about the business side of real estate, from the perspective of a marketing expert, wholesaler, agent, and investor.
Whether you’re building your portfolio, growing your business, or figuring out your next move, there’s plenty to take away from hearing how others approach the industry.
📅 October 8, 2026 | Thursday
🕔 5 PM
📍 Market Garden Brewery, Cleveland, OH
🎟️ Free admission | Limited seats
Come meet other people in Cleveland real estate and be part of the conversation.
LINK IN BIO.
“Kitchen: $10K. Bathroom: $5K.” isn’t a renovation plan.
When your scope is too broad, it’s easy for costs to get missed, assumptions to creep in, and estimates to change once work actually starts.
Before you price a rehab, get specific about what is actually being done. Materials, finishes, demolition, labor, repairs, and everything in between should be clear enough that you and your contractor are working from the same expectations.
At a previous Invest CLE event, Wayne Brooks emphasized how much detail matters when building a renovation scope.
The more clearly you define the work before the project starts, the fewer surprises you’re likely to deal with later.
Don’t estimate the room. Scope the work.
Save this for your next rehab.
10/01/2026
A softer market isn’t automatically a market to avoid.
When a sector cools, the more useful question is why.
Is demand actually weakening? Is new supply putting pressure on rents and occupancy? Or is the market simply moving through a slower period after several strong years? For investors, this is where the details matter.
Instead of looking at the headline vacancy rate, dig into the specific submarket, property type, tenant base, available supply, and replacement cost.
A slower market can create a different kind of opportunity, but only if the underlying fundamentals still make sense. Don’t just follow the market. Understand what’s driving it.
Save this for your next Cleveland commercial real estate analysis.
The lease structure you choose can affect how much flexibility you have as a landlord.
A longer lease can provide stability, but it also means you’re committing to a tenant relationship for a longer period of time.
A shorter or month-to-month arrangement can give landlords more flexibility when circumstances change, but that flexibility comes with its own tradeoffs, including potentially higher turnover and less predictable income.
As Chuck Imm shared at a previous Invest CLE event, the right lease structure depends on the property, tenant, and overall strategy.
Before choosing a lease term, think beyond just occupancy. Consider stability, turnover, flexibility, local laws, and what makes sense for your particular rental.
And as always, make sure your lease structure and notice requirements comply with applicable landlord-tenant laws.
There isn’t one lease term that works for every property.
09/28/2026
Higher rent looks good on paper. But what does it actually leave you with?
A property that brings in more rent isn’t automatically the better investment.
If chasing that extra income also means frequent turnover, more repairs, longer vacancies, or significantly more management, the additional revenue can disappear pretty quickly. For rental investors, the goal isn’t simply to maximize the rent.
It’s to build reliable income with reasonable operating costs and less unnecessary friction.
When comparing two properties, don’t stop at potential rent. Look at tenant stability, turnover costs, vacancy, maintenance, and the time required to manage each one.
The best-performing property isn’t always the one with the highest rent.
Save this for your next rental analysis.
HomeHop is helping investors look beyond the traditional rental model.
Short-term rentals can be a strong strategy when the property, market, and operation all line up, but figuring that out before buying is where the real work starts.
That’s where having an experienced STR team in your corner can make a difference.
From evaluating opportunities to understanding what guests actually respond to, the right guidance can help investors avoid spending money on features that don’t add value and focus on what can actually improve the property’s performance.
We appreciate Dan Mitchen and the HomeHop team for being a resource to investors and agents across Northeast Ohio.
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