Id love to hear some opinions/recommendations on what this community uses as an aid when it comes to tracking all expenses so i can take a look and a possible test.

She might be telling her friends what an awesome deal she has living in your place.Now is a perfect time for tenants to be seeking rental assistance with all the COVID aid out there.

Metro Detroit (my rental portfolio is here)Purchase: $80k-$130kRent: $1200-$1500ROI: Double DigitCash flow: couple hundred/monthAppreciation: Double digit (for past 10 years, will gladly send data)Location: C, B- (suburbs and certain markets)We have over a dozen Fortune 500 companies just in Metro Detroit with huge Healthcare and Auto industries.

@Ru PloyngamMetro Detroit (my rental portfolio is here)Purchase: $80k-$130kRent: $1200-$1500ROI: Double DigitCash flow: couple hundred/monthAppreciation: Double digit (for past 10 years, will gladly send data)Location: C, B- (suburbs and certain markets)We have over a dozen Fortune 500 companies just in Metro Detroit with huge Healthcare and Auto industries.

Quick info on me: I am 30, married, stable health care job, very frugal, spend about $3000/mo combined with wife, currently at Coast FI through VTSAX and cryptocurrency, but absolutely ZERO real estate experience, including no primary residence because I have worked exclusively travel contracts. 

We often find the best markets have a mix of health care, government, and universities.

Governments tend to spend more on military budgets and overseas aid and less on domestic expenditures. 

The benefit of this approach is that it allows you to get into real estate investing without having to deal with the headaches and expenses of rehabbing a property yourself.Another option you might consider is partnering with an experienced investor who can help guide you through the process and provide support and advice.I live in salem and plan on buying multi-families here because of the research trends and its close to my day job.Heres a quote from my AI Chat GPT report about the salem market"Salem, Oregon is the capital city of the state and is home to a diverse range of industries, including healthcare, government, education, and agriculture.

He barely reads and speaks English, but he's knowledgeable about Section 8, SNAP, energy assistance, and all sorts of government aid programs as well.

Over the last years we were able to save up enough money to now consider the next logical step: Choosing the correct business form as well as thinking of taxation.The specific issue is this: I am a 32 year old German passport holder (working for the German gov as a development aid consultant in Sudan but that's a different story), my best friend is an entrepreneur from Cincinnati, Ohio.