@Ben CaponeHey Ben, since you’re already experienced in rentals, the Midwest can be a great place to buy undervalued properties with solid cash flow and upside, you can focus on B and C grade neighborhoods that often offer strong returns, plus there are off-market deals you won’t see online, the key is building a local team and contractor network to make managing and rehabbing much easier, it’s a lower-cost market with opportunity to flip or hold for steady long-term growth

Too many newbies focus on hype not facts:(New client that just bought 3 Class C-minus properties in Detroit. 

Sounds like they've been around awhile and have their "old-school" way of doing things and may be a bit behind the times with technology and standards.Overall, they seem to be treating your property like a Class C rental.- What do you feel the Class is?

The a/c unit went out in one of my  studio units and the replacement is on back order. 

One of my early mentors said to me "the three most important things in lending are ability, ability, and ability" (so, basically "capacity" in "the three c's of lending".

Should I play it safe in A-class markets or take a chance on a C+ market with promising growth indicators?”

Your vision for how you will do the rehab for project A will be different from that of B and C.

On the flip side I have a C class property that is $3000 to $5000 every time someone moves as these people are low class and always mess up walls, you also cant lease the low class units until they are actually vacant as never know if the people will actually vacate on time. 

When my clients are looking to wholesale and are struggling to find end buyers (Party C), I always tell them that their best resources will be Facebook Groups(which you mentioned), LinkedIn, and local REIAs.The key is to build and maintain long-lasting relationships with both avid rehabbers and renters, as they are both viable end buyers.

@Steve Wilson what type of tenants will you be targeting in Port Huron - Class B, C or D?