I am working for Finance of America (Backed by black stone) and we are the first branch started in the Bay Area and growing ourselves rapidly.

Their purchasing power is expected to increase rapidly, with an expected $1.4 trillion in disposable income by the year 2020 (socialmediatoday.com).

Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Holland, ect.

Otherwise you have a big gaping hole that allows the elements in.This summer I have had 4 swamp cooler related phone calls that required rapid response. 

Realizing this type of rapid appreciation (or "forced equity" as some might call it) often requires a distressed or very poorly managed asset where a buyer can quickly and efficiently add value, raise NOI and convince a lender to finance the asset at the higher value.

I feel that is the next step in my evolution as a real estate investor. 

I have an initial goal of attaining $3,000 per month ($36k annually) in income derived from real estate investments in order to supplement my full-time job.To kickstart this post, I thought I'd ask some questions to the community that I've been pondering over the course of my real estate education:First, market timing: I have the sense that the Dallas market has been on the upswing for the past several years, accelerating even more rapidly since the announcement of several major companies (including Toyota) moving to Plano.  

I am a property manager in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, Michigan.  

I live in Rapid City, MI.  

Hello, I am Matt Brechting, an Engineer living and investing in Grand Rapids.