@Joe KemnitzHi JoeI am playing in Detroit at the moment, a mixture of buy and holds and flips.You can search some of my deals if interested in viewing what I am doing.Happy to share my insights

I am completely new to the real estate investing, but I am taking a real estate investing training to get at least some basic understanding of the game.

I found Bigger Pockets 2 years ago but im shy and it took me a while to get engaged and realize that were all just students of the game of real estate and some are farther along their journey than others and that is no excuse for me NOT to network and get to know many of you on here and tap into everyone's experience and knowledge and resources to build up my rental portfolio and to help others along the way as my knowledge and experience grows over time. 

@Denise Evans again thanks for responding.I'm trying to play out different scenarios.....What if the owner decides he doesn't want to do a sublease. 

Hey Tim, HOA's like to play hardball.

There are always other factors at play like neighborhood, vintage, market preferences and other factors. 

There's no substitute for being in the game, and it's easier than you think.I manage my units mostly myself since I'm still small, if you end up getting a manager let me know how it goes.

The oreforeclosure game, especially since so many end up like this at the 11th hour, is a game for Cash buyers.....not those needing to finance or trying to wholesale.

Now I'm just trying to get everything lined up and stop "playing" REI.

This is a value add play, which incorporates a bit of a flip strategy, but still allows you to have income while you implement your plan.