He couldn't believe you could buy a good house with good income for $27,000 (Good house - horrible neighborhood).

I know the downriver area from living here, and I am a firm believer that I should first invest where I can drive by it every day without too much effort.There are some wonderful opportunities in Detroit itself, but I limit myself to only a couple of neighborhoods I think I have a handle on.Listen to me talking.

My strategy has been looking for off-the-path parks, but you need to be comfortable in off-the-path neighborhoods as well.

These notes are a little higher LTV than I’ve seen elsewhere but everything in this arena seems to be in the neighborhood of 100% LTV.

How's the neighborhood in Brewerytown?

I admire what many of you have done for yourselves and I hope to someday join the ranks!

The challenge is finding the house in the neighborhood you are willing to live in for 2 to (lets be realistic) 5 years.

Hey Nick, Congrats on the home in Cotuit, I actually work for the Town of Barnstable's engineering department and am extremely familar with all of the different neighborhoods throughout.

I just put a 4/2.5 under contract in the nice neighborhood near the HP campus.

I am only bidding as an INVESTOR during the investor period.I have not placed any signs on the property or even on the street that it's on, just in the neighborhood and on the main roads.K.Marie Poe - I'm in the process of reviewing the contract, have not found anything yet but will let you know if I do.Like I said, I've done this twice before with no problems and I know others do it as well so I don't understand what's different this time.