I purchased my first home through NACA to actually live in and I'm curious on how to build my RE portfolio from here.

People seldom look at actual crime numbers.  

Set a goal of 60 days to educate yourself and dedicate 30-60 minutes per day actually doing it.

And yes, there is a risk that your rates would go up or they can drop you - but unfortunately, many insurers in that are may already be planning to exit the market or raise rates on everyone to make up for loses.One thing to note about a claim like this, insurance will usually pay for repairs to the damage caused by the problem, but not fixing the actual pipe that broke.

I actually moved from Florida to Columbus for the real estate.

Unless you're getting this property way under-market value, and/or the property is in a great location (blue chip market), I don't actually see the value of doing seller financing here, considering it's not the most stellar terms anyway.

Actual results vary a bit with each project.Hopefully that gives you an idea of what a builder would look for in numbers for the market to make sense.

Since you’re based in NY, Detroit is just a short flight away, making it feasible to visit and get a feel for the market and the team you’d be working with.That said, I’ve worked with plenty of investors who have never actually visited and still built successful portfolios—it really comes down to having the right boots on the ground.

I agree and additionally I'd recommend going down to the store and actually feeling them.

Was it actually an emergency, or did they just say it was an emergency?