If you need the income produced by these properties then you cannot buy them in an IRA; that money stays locked up until you hit retirement age.

I'm not sure how long the tax rate will stay low. 

~Stay savvy.

Now an A+ rating and only 1-2 years in business is not as comforting because they are so new.

(I was conservative on my estimate when I made the initial post)Current Living Situation: Bought the house a few years ago and we want to stay here.

I know i'm still a long way from that but it doesn't help to start early rightAnyway i was wondering if this was the place for me and if any of you had some good resources for me to check out that could help me Welcome to Bigger Pockets Todd,Stay consistent with posting and reading on here.Always focus on the people first rather than stats and figures.Never forget that team work make the dream work.That's my 0.2 AUD for you lolKeep the dream alive ;)

So you need to focus on your budget, target audience, amount of rehab needed and so on, and that will help you find areas that you are more comfortable with.

Usually, these are folks who are comfortable working with the demographic.

Not an ideal location for Corporate opportunity....most people who do work corporate jobs commute to the city (Grand Rapids) and this significantly affects how property in Muskegon rents (interest, length of stay, type of renter, etc...)

It seems competitive but then again how many people stay in the game?