I know the midwest is very popular.

Hi Melanie, Regarding updates, it was certainly a poor choice of words on my part.

@Francys Ramirez Detroit is a VERY popular market for OOS investors.Will you be looking to buy/sell for yourself or other investors?

More than half of banana imports, America’s most popular fruit by volume, comes in through the ports being struck as of Tuesday morning, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.Other items I have read that are at risk are: cherries, cocoa, sugar, imported wine, beer and hard liquor.In the spirit of the strike impacting more than just materials and labor directly correlated to real estate, I intentionally posted this in "Off Topic" as I want to get a better understanding of what your concerns are with an ongoing strike.

To kind of give you a sense of what you are asking, it is like me asking you if Eating Out is a good choice? 

TurboTenant is a popular platform that offers various property management tools for landlords.

Our two choices were Appfolio and RentVine.

The wise choice is to hire a professional property manager in that area until you have enough properties to justify moving someone there. 

If want more full service with good tools and minimal fees check out Fulton Grace or Exp both popular with investors.

The choice between maintaining liquidity versus reducing debt will largely depend on your priorities and future investment plans.As for subdividing or CPRing the property, there are several advantages.