When I think of Grand Rapids I think of Founders ;-)

Finally, Huntsville is growing and improving so rapidly, values can really change from block to block and house to house. 

The town is growing rapidly with tons of new home construction still happening along with new schools, and we were recently ranked as the fastest growing city within the metro area....but we are served with only a handful of restaurants, 2 of which are fast food (sonic and Mcdonalds).

I would focus on multi family in Normal Heights, City Heights, Sherman Heights, Golden Hill, Oceanside and Imperial Beach if you want areas that are rapidly gentrifying and close to the core / coast. 

I think the Midwest more the Ohio Indiana Michigan etc area is do for a comeback around cities just because  those cities are so cheap while having walkability, pro sports museum’s etc  (Columbus was just names hottest market in the county and Grand Rapids, Fort Wayne, buffalo and Rochester are always high on those lists) I also think walkable small towns near something interesting (Water, Mountains Jobs etc) could make a comeback for the same reasons as above walkable and affordable. 

A colleague of mine suggested letting them know you intend to make it 1500 but make incremental increases of say $75 every 3 months till you reach market rent.Any input on what you would do would be greatly appreciated!

I'm an investor-friendly realtor working with people wanting to invest in West Michigan, especially Grand Rapids, Holland and Muskegon and other nearby towns.

If Microsoft moves there too then Texas will have a rapid appreciation of home value.

.+ 56 K appreciation + 50 K renter funded equityLessons learned:- Rapid building of equity is just dead / non functioning dollars.

In no moment Dave asked him how is that possible and what exactly he did to scale that rapidly.