I live in the Grand Rapids area as well.

REI has grown from 1 property when I left my w-2 to 10 currently and expanding rapidly in the last 3 months.

The only exception that is White Center but I am not sure if you can still find any 1% rule properties.If you're looking for path of growth for rapidly increasing appreciation due to zoning and density changes, the areas to look at are Beacon Hill, First Hill, Columbia City, Rainier, Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood (where sound transit is going).

I'm in Canada and ours are a bit different, but if we have a 25 year mortgage, ours are renewed throughout that 25 years in whatever increments we chose (eg 3 year term, 5 year term). 

Fire selling the property - having a below market price that you KNOW the property will sell at, this is to avoid continually lowing the price in small increments and holding a property too longTurning it into a rental - this is just that.. finding a tenant Whole sale??

Sure, there is some redistribution of wealth going on, but it doesn't seem too bad or egregious with this bill.That's on the surface.The real problem is that the country is facing rapidly rising health care costs.

I am up in Cedar Rapids and would be happy to help you search for a place. 

Buyers NEVER default since they are gaining equity so rapidly and these lower end rentals when they are paid for is the place you want to be long term.. its a win win.So start with the PV  investors will look at the values as was stated above.. you may sell for a premium to a buyer but a note buyer is still going to look at what the true cash value of the asset is and does not want to be upside down day one..  

If so try working with a builder developer who doesn't mind traveling to do the leg work to hire a dependable team especially if your goal is to own as many doors and build rapidly.

You're in the right place (BP forums) and doing the right things (posting and interacting with the community) so feel good about that and continue to push yourself to take incremental steps.