It'd have to be an appreciation play.Kinda surprised rents in Dexter and other areas around Ann Arbor haven't moved higher.

Economic anchors are things that are not going anywhere anytime soon, like state government, major universities, major health care centers, or manufacturers that are independent of the economy like military suppliers.I understand that the closer the anchor the better, but does it have to be in the same city/zip or can it just be in same county or next town over?

Most importantly, does any of these submarkets have any economic anchors  like state government, major universities, major health care centers, or manufacturers that are independent of the economy like military suppliers that employs most of the residents of that submarket?

See the attached linkhttp://city.milwaukee.gov/AreaPlans/NearWest.htm#....Some of the local bigger players/companies  supporting the project are Harley Davidson, Miller Coors, Marquette HS, Marquette university, Aurora Health care and  West End Development Corporation.

It's not a bad job, it pays the bills and provides pretty good healthcare insurance but it's not my passion.

I live in Washington State and am looking into doing a master lease with a healthcare agency in my area- essentially I'm buying a house and renting it out to the agency.

I am based out of Ann Arbor but I will do business all over Metro Detroit.

Tomorrow - or even minutes from now, it can be different.The real value is in the credit report resulting from that pull.A recent retiree could have sterling credit - until their income becomes one quarter of what it was when they were working.Anyone can have sterling credit - until an illness or injury lands them in the hands of the healthcare syndicate.

Plus my broker stated that since I am a healthcare worker she would use W-2 statement only to apply for the loan.

Does anyone have experience with rentals in the Ann Arbor, MI and surrounding areas (Saline, Chelsea, Dexter).