As for price, most decent houses on MLS were north of $200k, and I think that number is trending up lately.

Perhaps that's a trend.

@Andrew Angerer  I have a pole barn on the property that is in good shape and just needs to have some doors installed to secure it. 

The property is in really bad shape, so I Am not sure what it will appraise for so hesitant to place a number on the offer.

I don't really want to go out of state,   If I can't visit and be personally involved with my properties I might as well buy into a REIT or the stock market instead.The triplex is a more modern building that I've sunk a lot of work into and is in nice shape ; It just recently got upzoned to residential small lot,   and I currently intend to hold for another 3-5 years,   then it will get traded up as well.So I'm not getting out,  but I have modified my next-level plan to trade up and out of the seattle market.   

Of those replies, I'm trending on closing 30% - 50% from the replies I receive.

And if you keep your pulse on the area, you can see trending areas and get a head of the curve.

Yet the suburbs were healthy and booming.Detroit today is in much better shape. 

Home needs some rehab but it’s not in terrible shape.

When you are healthy in shape and your entire team is just fit, strong, athletic, you demand respect from everyone around you.