Newb in MI

[Christopher R Ames]

Greetings all, my name is Chris, I live in the notorious state of MI, currently moving from the Flint area (flushing twp to be exact) to Gaylord... which is 150 miles north and rests upon the half way point to the North Pole.  I'm preparing to sell my primary home for which the comps are showing a tidy profit seeing that we bought right in 09, and also have 50k in equity (15 yr mortgage). The plan is to sell first, short term rent from some co workers in Gaylord, find another primary, pay down some debt, and then begin to buy and hold, rent, brrrr, etc.  I am full time employed, plan on investing on the side.  I love my job, so I'm not trying to quit, my motivation is to supplement retirement and to have more to contribute to church work.  I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions along the way, am currently reading The Book on Rental Property Investing, and the other on Managing Rental properties, by the Turners.  I have perused the Ultimate beginners guide, and am just learning the market of Northern MI, preparing to jump in.  Hello all!  And thank you in advance for the quality community that you provide.