I am working towards becoming a license real estate agent in Michigan, I should be license by the middle of December, but the end goal is investing.  

East side you're gonna have a really hard time getting those rents, period.

I was buying foreclosures in East PA in the early 80's for 5 to 15k a door  LOL... how many do I still have  Zero !!!

the biggest issues are that the available tenant base drops dramatically around October and doesn't pick up again till the end of the school year.People are no different than animals in that regard.They want to be settled and hunkered down in a property before the school year and/or bad weather starts.Quality tenants with good financial backgrounds don't want to move their families in the middle of an icy,snowy winter for obvious reasons,and good college students have already started school in August.Many of the few available tenants will have questionable backgrounds like recent job loss,previous eviction,bad credit,difficult income verification and don't make 3 times the rent,criminal records,etc.   

He's been doing this for a lot of years and, from what I've seen, is generous with his knowledge.To clarify @Matt Motil's post, by subleasing you are staying in the middle for the term of the lease.  

I'm on the east coast in Pennsylvania, Maryland and D.C..

You will need to leave during the middle of the day to attend closings, inspections and the occasional showing.  

The PVC pipe that is still in the wall does have mold in it similar to the middle picture below.  

I started investing in East Nashville quite a few years ago and there are still deals to be made, but they are difficult to find as the competition is very strong.

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