Lately my bet has been on Fort Gratiot as that area is expanding with new businesses and housing.BTW are you from Port Huron area?

I for one would bet prices are more likely to stay flat or even continue to fall in many areas than to start any sustained appreciation.

I'll bet someone saw the tax bill addressed to "The Est of" 

At 20, 50, or 100, you bet I would have to go paperless and systematize it with a service and program just to keep track.

I would bet most neighborhoods in Lakeway are in HOAs.  

If you walked up to Michael Jordan and said, "I want to be learn sports" he would walk away.

Honestly, if you're just starting out your best bets are to grow your network. 

I host a monthly BP investor meet up once a month its Nov 29th at 6p Kickin Mule Sports bar in west Sac would love to have ya!!

The Brrrr strategy would be a better bet, but you'd need to find a property where it would work, that way you get most or all of your money back when the process is completed and can use that same cash for another property right away.

DSCR is probably your best bet if you can't prove personal income.