Battle Creek Rental Market info

[Scott Passman]

Hey everyone!  I am surveying some different areas in the Midwest to see which markets have the best potential for buying rental properties.  Doing some searches on available properties in the Battle Creek area compared to the going rate for rentals appears to be quite favorable with good opportunities to acquire properties meeting or exceeding the 1% rule.  As a bonus, many of these properties have been on the market 60+ days which means it is definitely a buyers market and there may be some good deals to be had.  However, I also know that Battle Creek has some rougher areas and I only have a general familiarity with the area.  Can anyone out there give me some information on the current rental market?  I am most interested in acquiring properties for under 100k with preferably less than 5k in rehab needed to get it rent ready.  Any information would be incredibly helpful, thanks everyone!