@Steven MaduroLaugh at myself Ya I did that last week, I had a water main leak,The big boy company said 5 grand if it's outside the foundation line, after the leak tester guy came and listened to the line.  

My name is Tyler and I'm a retired underachiever.I'm a current Grand Haven resident and was raised in Whitehall, MI.

Thus, in the grand scheme of things, it’s likely that someone is going to pay the taxes.

After a few estimates and in and out the property, I pulled the trigger and got the person down a couple of grand to replace the roof.

If I were you I would look into Grand Rapids, MI.Many reasons I could tell you why it's a great investment opportunity.Also I work directly with a property management company that works directly with investors and their properties.

Steve Matthews-As many have discussed there are options.I work in Grand Rapids, Michigan.There are tons of opportunities for investing depending on route.

I'm planning to buy a place in Grand Rapids, MI to live in and was just wondering if there are any areas to avoid?

The house is located in Grand Rapids, Mi (Kentwood to be exact).  

For someone like me who has an extra 2 grand a month with my full time job, what do you believe would be the best way to go about loans and what is the best site or person to go to for searching for the correct property??

But I wouldn't mind risking a couple of grand on the right property and under the right circumstances.