But after reading some BP forum reviews I figured Id be better off with a local REI that I can meet face to face and who already knows my neighborhoods.

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.