Very tough to invest there without someone trustworthy helping you who knows the area intimately well.

At the end of the day, I am seeking as much knowledge as possible to be a great and trustworthy real-estate investor.

If your not from Michigan, have relatives or friends here the best thing to do is go with a trustworthy agent and/or company that can advise you on the different areas in certain cities.

Have you considered trustworthy hard money or private loan as an option?

I started doing all of that a year ago and was having a hard time finding a trust worthy vendor.

Having trustworthy local partners is essential when managing a property remotely.Investigate and speak with a number of local property management firms.

Just make sure you have a great person that is trustworthy, transparent and knowledgable on the ground. it can be a realtor, contractor, another investor, etc.....but that is the key piece and the value that i bring here

He's super trustworthy and knows what he's talking about.

Places like Florida for example are on the top of the scale when it comes to VRBO/AIRBNB so its a self-managed property.You can always find a solid and trustworthy handman/woman and figure out a pay by the hour type of agreement for the minor things. $200K and under will still yield you a great STR/LTR as a stepping stone until you can pull some equity out and buy another.

We don't recommend turnkey here as not aware of any Detroit area trustworthy turnkey providers.