I'm a transplant from Ohio and have been in the metro Detroit area since 2008.My wife and I currently own a condo and out looking to capitalize on the available properties in the Detroit area.

I’ve been looking around the forums to start gathering some info on the area and would really like to connect with investors and agents here to gain more insight on the area.I’m a Cardiac ICU RN from New York City that will be coming here to work at a heart transplant floor at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Streeterville.

Over the last two years I discovered I had essentially killed my kidneys by the long time over use of Advil and just last month had a kidney transplant.

Actually it IS cheap if it helps you REALLY get started making money in real estate - and that kind of professional is MUCH less expensive than a $25,000 weekend course which features a bus trip with a smelly long-haired burned-out reality TV star.And you don't want to give 50% of your profits for the next 20 years to some info-marketer based in Phoenix.  

@Joe Gore   Not likely  unless its high end stuff at the other end of the spectrum  where it makes no sense to buy it from an asset manager when you just wait for it to be listed and all the hair is off it then you negotiate for the buy..

I was born in NY, but was transplanted to southern CA when i was a grommet.

The thing you will hear a lot from the grey haired guys in the room at networking events " I wish I had started when I was young"

I watched a webinar with the curly haired guy about 3 months ago and decided to find an off market property.  

The strong economy, desirability of transplants to the area and lack of affordability of purchasing SFR makes for a strong rental market.

Find you a mentor (grey hair person) who will dump all his/her knowledge for the cost of a cup of coffee.