They had movers pack-up and store their belongings while all the necessary repairs were made.

Because if you had said yes, you would have to pack,  move, find a house, moving company...

The cashflow in MI relative to price/cost (RV or rent to value ratio) is good enough where this strategy might work better than our east and west coast cities where RV ratios are like .3-.6% of price per month.

He won, packed up, and probably went to another auction.  

Chris,For the large multi family investments, I want to see the deal pack first so I can screen for location, project class, projected cash on cash and IRR, and proposed value add method. 

If you eyeball how full the parking lot is on historic google street view, has it gone from always packed 10 years ago, to half full 5 years ago, to 1/4 full today? 

I would draw a circle around 30 minutes of you in all directions (not into the water of course) and then 60 minutes and run some data there first before packing your money up to ship off to a market you don't know.

You can pack two 400 sqft homes into one 40ft shipping container. 

This included paying for storage pods, hiring movers to help pack and load her belongings, and purchasing flights for Anna and her adult son, who has special needs.

For example, in our lake house, we do a full wine box packed with snacks and a couple of drinks.