I'm a Michigan native looking to move back to start my portfolio but I haven't really spent too much time in Detroit and would love to hear people's experiences.

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

I have been on board with an all military affiliated team with Coldwell Banker Vanguard;The Military Group for about a year.

I'd love to start my networking and also understand the tax complications of buying property while abroad.also FYI - my husband and I are looking to move to the USA at one point but most likely in 2026.

My wife wants to move to a better neighborhood with good school districts and I'm for it.

One piece of advice I took from Brandon Turner is do one thing each day to move the needle forward. 

Tip: Take a couple videos of the place fully furnished before anyone moves in and send them as video tours to potential tenants on FurnishedFinder when they ask to see the place.

I plan to stay in this general area for at least the next 20 years and think buying real estate would be a great way to diversify my investment portfolio.So in almost any scenario you will come ahead buying vs renting over twenty years probably well less than half of that, but the investment you are making is a long term investment you probably won’t be able to leave after a year or two and rent for more than your mortgage, I’d really think about where you want to live medium-long term, than any investment metric, because the longer you stay the better the investment looks, and if you can move out sooner great, but I’d guess at minimum you’d have to stay 5 years before rents would catch up to your mortgage. 

I would get that done before any tenant moves into the basement.

We know 3 of the units can't be the issue since they either moved in or out while this was happening.