Regarding housing, you will be hard-pressed to find good deals in any of those areas.

Some people will tell you to just get hard money and if you can’t wholesale it, just flip it at retail But in my experience, if you do not have your own guys on your payrolll for the rehab and you have to pay a general contractor retail for a rehab, plus the hard money costs, plus the selling costs.....I think you will be hard pressed to make money ( or maybe I should say you will be hard pressed to make enough money to make this sustainable).

I think due to a lot of the negative press about Bmore over the last few years -- home prices haven't increased as much as other neighboring cities. 

I'd like to get off the bench and get in the game but can decide what plays to call...

I am re-building my websites right now to incorporate a word press so I can blog to generate more traffic.

Growth on a whole though is pretty good for GR and Kentwood and numerous time GR is in the press for things like hottest ZIP in the nation (49505) and best place to start a business, Learn medical .....Hope that answers your questions. 

You are going to be very hard pressed to find any investor willing to do that..

Been wracking my brain and all that i can come up with is: Advertising: Appraisers/Attorneys/CPAs Bandit Signs Being Transferred Best Offer Billboards/Bus bench or stop Bird Dogs Brainstorm with Team Bring All Offers Brochures/Flyers Bulletin Boards Business Cards Car Signs - Magnetic Career attire Desperate - Must Sell Direct Mail Door Hangers Drive the Area Finder's Fee offerred Friends - Tell all you Buy!

I think you'd be hard pressed to find a better, more genuine community. 

Keep in mind that some owners let their taxes get delinquent because they have a more pressing short term need for the capital.