Hello from Northern Michigan, Traverse City.

[Dan O'Neill]

Hi,

My wife and I got into real estate investing sort of by accident.  We were moving from Vermont back to Michigan for work and family and were unable to sell our condo.  After me staying behind for 3 months, we decided to just rent it out.  Well, it's been rented continuously for 5 years now with minimal issues!

Now we are looking to sell it and buy a multi-family closer to home, near Traverse City, MI.

We both have good full-time jobs and like where we live.  We'd like to use investing as a way to ensure we can stay here and don't have to chase the next good paying job to another region or state.  To meet that end, we've set a goal of having enough rental income in 5 years time to match half my wife's salary.