Quote from @Drew Sygit: @Aaron Raffaelli we're also in Detroit area, so let us know if you need help with anything.Edit to my last reply:I just a saw your post from yesterday talking to someone about the Classes you can expect around detroit, and that did help me get a better understanding, but it did bring a new question to mind. 

Last I checked 25% down is still the minimum for a 2-4 unit non-owner occupied conventional loan.

Lastly, while birth rates are declining the # of pet households is increasing.   

They can test even the sharpest investors.Another buddy of mine, who’s based in Austin, had a client that found herself caught off-guard by a last-minute inspection delay on her Oregon property.. from what I’ve heard in Forbes, the local market’s short supply of exchange-worthy replacements didn’t help either.

A property qualifies as Homestead for this exemption if an eligible owner files a Principal Residence Exemption (PRE): https://www.michigan.gov/taxes/0,4676,7-238-43535_43539-210891--,00.html#:~:text=Section%20211.7cc%20and%20211.7,purposes%20up%20to%2018%20mills.Many investors have gotten an ugly surprise when they bought a property that was a primary residence of the seller for the last 20 years.

My mindset switch over the last couple years has been incredible and I don't just think that I'm going to achieve FF through real estate and personal finance, I know so.  

Doing this is how I've build my portfolio from 1 to 4 homes in the last few years.

Last I checked my average across 30 units was something like $179/door.

Find out how many visitors have disappeared or been shot in Mexico over the last few years.

@George JanIn my opinion, there isn't as much regulatory compliance or liability with something like a municipal bond.