Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)

Target areas with companies aggressively hiring college graduates, your rental pool will improve.

The plan: I am identifying on/off market properties that are targets, will do all of the real estate work (listing, showing, advertising, vetting, etc) and will split the cost of the purchase of the home and the material costs for any needed repairs.The contractor will be subbing out portions of the job and be on site mostly full time until the project is completed. 

@Zackarias Aitchison as @Theo Hicks mentioned you will want to add value to a syndicator wether that's money, etc.Let's assume you want to go the FREE route.As mentioned before, you'll want to target a syndicator who's actively doing deals and then add value.Value Add Ideas:1.

I was thinking of doing both but leaning more toward mid-term rental targeting traveling nurses and professionals.

Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)

I am targeting properties with two or more units and ideally a garage when I look for rentals, and there are many of these within the city that will cashflow.

Our fund offers an 8% pref and is targeting 10-12% overall annual returns.

I'm even hesitant to give you the web address I'm about to give you, because if you haven't looked for it and found it already before coming to the Bigger Pockets forums to ask strangers for help, you're way, way behind the eight ball.

What locations, property sizes, and target groups work best?