Joe, I can say that a lot of people avoid the West End/Portland areas, but I believe those people are short-sighted or unable to see the potential in these areas. 

I own all of my investment properties here and work with a lot of out-of-state investors in both the east and west coast that love investing here for the turnkey and BRRRR opportunities that we have here.

To overcome this, you need to know the neighborhoods Here's a breakdown of areas that would be ideal for fix and flips and or rentals West Side Detroit Neighborhoods:Bagley 48221Fitzgerald/Marygrove: 48221Aviation Sub: 48204North Rosedale Park: 48219, 48223Rosedale Park: 48223Grantmont: 48223, 48227Grantmont #1: 48223Russell Woods: 48238East English Village: 48224Southwest Detroit: 48216, 48210Redford: 48239, 48240Warrendale:48228 I have given the neighborhoods and zip codes of the areas to be researched.

However, the rents are slightly lower and could potentially wipe out your monthly cashflows with one major repair.As for higher appreciation market like West/East Coast, it's more expensive, but rents are higher due to a strong labor market, there will be a certain amount of demand for those markets, but the downside is that you will need to be creative by adding more values for the property.

well i get it.. however if you do a lease option with non refundable option money up front and they fail to perform your done.. kepe the money and resell.. if this is the pac nor west things are still moving briskly for development ground..

Lots of opportunities but the Wild West.  

I actually live a few blocks away, and own several properties around the West Side.

That “suggests more aspiring home buyers exist in the market,” he says.Latest Housing DataExisting home sales fell in March in the Midwest, South and West but rose in the Northeast for the first time in about four months.

If this was a piece of land in midtown or downtown that would be totally different than a piece of land on a rough block in the east or west side of Detroit. 

I would love to see a state wide MLS but I am not sure if the computers are big enough out here in the west to handle that many counties and cities etc in one MLS system. in oregon there is probably 5 to 7 different MLS systems.