I'm based up in GR (Grand Rapids); however, cover the Kalamazoo area as well.

The bee grows rapidly this month, and removal would cost us about $2000, including removal of bee hive, repair floor.

Intown areas are booming with apartment developments and a few areas are rapid redevelopment.  

You will rapidly grow in your 20s, and so will your salary, but if you learn to live efficiently then it can be a great boon to your investing.Also, manage any student loan debt that you may have.

The nice thing about areas like that is that if you get in early and they do eventually change they can go up pretty rapidly.

Regulations are changing so rapidly that if you buy a property simply for its STR cash flow potential, it’s easy to get caught with your pants down as soon as regulations go south.

We have a great college football team, a bunch of breweries, appreciating homes, positive job growth, a rapidly increasing population and a strong rental market.

Has anyone had success investing/renting out SFR in the Wellington Heights neighborhood in Cedar Rapids?

I also feel like a lot of those numbers are skewed by new construction, which has vastly favored Hoboken/Jersey City/Weehawken, but less so the rest of the county.For what it's worth, home prices in 06/07 in this area were at what I think most would consider irrational levels: like, wouldn't make sense as an investment unless you were anticipating rapid appreciation or a rapid increase in rent prices (neither of which happened).

We accepted a full price offer and will close in mid-June.Now we are looking for a fixer-upper in East Grand Rapids, MI, and hope to be even more intentional about improving our new home.