Well, this article says otherwise. 

Fellow Iowan as well.

I live and invest in Milwaukee since 2007, so probably a little bias here, but we are set up very well for future growth. 

I have been in the books and came accross Bigger Pockets, i would like to dive head first into real estate investing but the un known is a little scary.

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Quote from @Khaled El Dorry: I have a portfolio of 3 SFH's (2 in Jax and 1 in ocala) and 1 duplex in port charlotte (never flooded or damaged due to hurricanes) that have done very well for me.  

My known options are hard money or private lending and then maybe doing a cash out refi, but rates would be high on both ends and will really cut into my cash flow. 

I've attached the median list price for Detroit here as well to compare to something like Cincinnati. 

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Because of cost, duplexes are are a better choice and compete well with SFH and or apartments. 4.