You will not need to join CAR/NAR and I offer super high fee splits.  

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

If you go this route, make sure there is a very very very wide spread because it's so high risk and easy to lose.

So, that specific area isn’t in a high-growth stage.  

This seems to follow the general overall trend of lower cost areas winning at the expense of those with a high costs of living.

Wishing I had bought a duplex or really any piece of property straight out of high school for a jump start but here I stand. 

The ones with really good reviews, and a high amount of reviews usually cost a little more, but do a good job.  

Building on existing land helps eliminate the issue of land scarcity, which is a significant challenge due to California’s high real estate prices.

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Investing in real estate can be highly rewarding—but it also comes with risks.