(DTW is the Main Airport) rent a car, get a hotel, visit any suburb you want to, without ever entering the city of Detroit.) 

Also would like to connect with other commercial brokers who sell multifamily or hotels in the top 25 MSA's.I am in the process of buying my first investment property up near the University of Central Florida, my brother in law and I are going 50/50 on the downpayment and we will be doing student housing rentals.

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Now I'm staying in hotels every night & paying the mortgage on a house I can't live in.

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And Bill, those tips about combining the homeowners and the 1031 are invaluable and probably the route I will take.   

Thanks  @Matthew Paul @Steve Vaughan @Aleemah Spence for the tip!

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I am looking forward to using this site to meet other investors and get tips and tricks of the trade.

Do you have any tips on how to find such a provider or have specific providers that you recommend?