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I suggest you put money into the deal with labor.

I will also do as Melanie suggests and submit a complaint to the SEC.

I’d suggest starting with local credit unions or community banks—they’re often more flexible with investment properties.

For those that do not feel comfortable enough with excel to build out a tool on your own, I would suggest starting by taking excel courses focused on dynamic real estate modeling.

@Kevin Sobilo thanks for your suggestion.

Quote from @Abhishek Wahi: Hi All,Looking for a suggestion, is Plymouth Michigan a good area to invest in a Rental Property? 

I suggest checking out some of the meetups on BPs meetup page:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-real-estate-events-...I also have a list of all the other Chicago meetups that I can share with you.

This isn't 2011-2013 days but many people are stuck in that time period STILL.As I finish my licensing study, I'm very grateful I chose this route as opposed to being a one trick pony.Wholesalers did themselves in by their method of operating.  

Honestly if you are doing STR I would suggest doing Austin itself rather than all the way out there in Kyle - maybe a couple of years ago when the prices were through the roof in Austin city itself this would be a good alternative but there is a blip right now where you can get a god entry point in Austin (downtown/east ideally) for STR