And saw an opportunity in the Grand Rapids MI market.Property 1 - BRRR 100% in single family home that is being rented out with a COC return of 12%...

Quote from @Greg M.: I want to hire some of the people here next time I need rooms painted.

I talked to 2 smaller syndications, both were seeking investors in apartment buildings, one was in Michigan near the Indiana border.

I'm considering a property here in northern Michigan as a boutique hostel.

You're not buying a multi-unit, no need for FHA and the permanent MI which comes with it.

Quote from @Cory M.: I just got billed $365 by my property manager for replacing a toilet fill valve and supply line.

Quote from @Matthew Giblin: Hi,I'm into several markets where we wish BRRRR properties in Detroit MI, St Louis MO, Baltimore, MD and Columbus, OH. 

I am a student athlete at Michigan state university and am planning on starting my investing career with my first house hack.

However, I have no idea how to choose from the remaining cities, it seems there are a lot of potential options:- Midwest - Michigan (ie: Grand Rapids) seems to have options, also seeing Columbus Ohio and Indianapolis coming up- Reno - I've seen mentioned several times on here- Pittsburgh / Philadelphia / Twin Cities - All mentioned as lower cost to get started, and seem to be experiencing growthI'd ideally like to find a place that has strong potential for future growth, a diversified economy, and I don't mind living in (being close to nature would be a plus). 

Do better rehabs.  100% agreed mate,Safety comes in the volume.Something that I've "preached" for many years.It's not worth the time, money or even risk buying 1 or 2 or even 3 properties unless an investor has a growth type mindset and a will to scale to 10+.It's very simple, you own 1 and it goes vacant.That's a 100% impact on your income.You own 10 and 1-2 to go vacant.That's only a 10-20% impact on your income.It's also a very high likelihood that problems will always exist with 1 or 2 properties at any given moment...Plus, such markets (Ohio and Michigan) don't appreciate as much as many others like a Texas and Florida for example.Michigan and Ohio are slow movers and only recently (10+ years later) caught up to some of the other "higher flying" markets from a yearly growth percentage.Much success