Drew, thanks for the response!

Quote from @Drew Sygit: How high can housing prices in the City of Detroit go?

@Drew Sygit Very true, Detroit is definitely block by block market.

Hey @Nicholas Hausmann - I can't provide much feedback on Springfield Illinois it self since I am up in Chicago, but it seems like from what everyone is saying it's a solid cash flow market.In general, it sounds like you have a solid plan...I recommend making some trips there to meet some of the local investors.  

I paid for the subscription for a few months and drew my own custom Google maps areas and color coded them red/yellow/green based on a "grade" I felt came from a few metrics like crime/average household income/etcI also really like realtors dot com new maps, if you search for an address and click on the map and then go to the top left and choose the Value slider it will give you a nice color coded map of which areas of a neighborhood are higher valued.

Remember, it's not about meeting all the right people; it's about meeting ALL the people.  

Are you aware of any local real estate investing meet ups in Abilene?

One place is networking at a Real Estate Investors meeting.

Quote from @Drew Sygit: @Tristan Kelly hope this goes well for you!

@Drew Sygit thank you for looking out!