Looked at them several years ago.  

Quote from @Marc Zak: In the market where I live (San Diego), appreciation has been strong and many predict it will continue to appreciate in the long term.However, with current interest rates (6% at best) and property tax (2%), the annual cost burden is 8%.Am I correct in saying that appreciation has to be above 8% annually (plus whatever my maintenance and vacancy costs are) for me to make any money in this scenario if the property is cash flow neutral?

Finishing our first duplex construction project and looking to start 3 more simultaneously.

I am going to come at this in a different light.

There seems to be some confusion here.

Detroit has a lot of real estate investor meetups that you can locate in the events forum here and on meetup dot com.

I do construction management for investors and I usually find them good contractors at good prices. 

Hey gang - A partner and I just started a local RE investor meetup.Q: For anyone that attends these regularly or runs one....what are some of your best practices/tips/tricks to keep your audience engaged and growing?

I work in tech and she just started a new job here for the state. 

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