I've got a nice 3/2 house 2 car in a Charlotte suburb just over the border in South Carolina that I've consistently rented out for the last 10 years.  

Tourist towns in Michigan are : Traverse City, South Haven,  Saugatuck , Pentwater , these are all on the Lake Michigan border.

Now, I am not one to risk big $$, but IF I were a gambling man, I would jump on the condo (at 50% on the dollar of course:), get the place cash flowing, and if FEMA steps in, you just doubled your money thanks to the American tax payer.

One way to scout for diamonds in the rough is to identify the rundown neighborhoods that border the highly desired ones.

I used to go to Barnes and Noble or Borders books and could find niche type books to buy but they have now went to basic beginner books on most categories which are no value to me.

This feels more like a gamble than an investment. ...but people are winnnniiiiinnnggg lol 

Unfortunately they eventually outlawed charity gambling.

Gambling is more fun when you have money to loose don't you agree?

I know an excellent cross-border CPA out of Ottawa who I can happily recommend.

We do offer a "ride it" option, where they can just continue to pay rent, utilities & lawn care while we try to get it re-rented, but there's an element of gambling in there that most people don't want to try; if we get it re-rented immediately, they would come out ahead, but if it takes more than a month they come out behind.