If you have a strong historical capital and rent appreciation rate it might make sense to get into this market and wait for natural rent increases and appreciation to take hold and make for better investments if you wanted to stay local.You could also consider looking for turn-key investments in another city (Indy, Memphis, etc) where the returns could be much better - but the risk without having the ability to drive by the properties could be greater.

As I mentioned in the intro have worked in my father's company the last few years, in this company we employ around 200 employees, some of them commute 1hr+ to get to work.Here's my planI sat down with the VP and President and told them about how my plan and presented them with this idea: see which long term employees are making a long commute and see how much they're paying for their current apartment (these are all laborers so 98% are renting and do not own a house) They would fill my two starting building with company employees and give them a better price than what they are currently paying and the company would make up the difference to me.I know that two challenges, among many, are filling vacancies and getting rent on time.

Not really sure your role, so that will be one of your challenges - as to how you add value and protect any compensation that is negotiated.

Keep in mind there is a difference between Natural Gas and LPG.

Our preferred heat source is natural gas and we have converted many places from oil to nat gas.

Make sure there is good ventilation because anyone breathing the fumes in for a longer time will be subject to brain damage.Once you got all your safety gear, get a metal bucket you can pour the stripper in and a natural bristle brush.

I challenge ALL BP members to regularly ask the question,"So what if I do 20% fewer deals because I refuse to exploit all the loopholes I know about????" 

Are they challenging you and demanding the entire deposit back?

My challenge is not selling Detroit homes.

I could go on, on , on...but just a tidbit for inspiration...The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in time of comfort and convenience but in times of challenge and controversy...MLK Jr.