In Michigan there is no redemption period if you purchase a property at tax sale.

With that said, many note investors prefer the Midwest (IN, MI, MO, OH, etc.) and the South (GA, FL, TN, etc.).

New River Gorge NP, West Virginia (22.5% average yield)Mammoth Cave NP, Kentucky (17.0% average yield)Voyageurs NP, Minnesota (15.4% average yield)Isle Royale NP, Michigan (14.8% average yield)Joshua Tree NP, California (14.6% average yield)Indiana Dunes NP, Indiana (15.5% average yield)Hawaii Volcanoes NP, Hawaii (14.2% average yield)Badlands & Wind Cave NP, South Dakota (14.1% average yield)Hot Springs NP, Arkansas (14.0% average yield)Kenai Fjords NP, Alaska (13.7% average yield)

I'd be happy to provide some unbiased feedback PMs our customers are working with in Michigan.  

Quote from @Mary Jay: Quote from @Lynnette E.: When I am sending the notice to my rental and I know they are not there I send it certified, signature required, no not forward, and the post office returns it back to me for no one signing it and the webpage gives a day to day accounting of the letter's travels.I do not want it forwarded. 

@Mary Burns, There is no hard staute prohibiting the purchase of a property from a related party. 

Investing here would be impossible for me as I've got very little cash, so the markets I have been looking at are Des Moines, Atlanta, and Jackson, MI.

Hi Mary Ann,Welcome to the Bigger Pockets community!

If its specific to the Detroit, MI area even better.Thanks

(By the way, if western Michigan is the area you want to explore - let's connect!)