She suggested a much lower price than I would have thought of offering, and the bank took it.

The median sales price is around $354,000.

Already replied to your other post about Detroit questions.Your latest questions:1) Simple: you don't offer asking price, you offer an amount that makes your numbers work.2) You're looking in the wrong places, using the wrong search criteria - there are tons of deals available!

I don't care if I'm ahead or behind of anyone else because my goals are not relative to anyone else's progress.I get your point that staying active keeps your skills sharp and that if you're active when others aren't you will have access to opportunities that they do not.

P.S; We live in Wilmington NC so both markets would be "long distance" P.S.P.S there are no reasonably priced multi family properties local to us.

At the price point you qualify for, I'd be looking at a more landlord friendly state with more approachable price points.

You can get 3/1s and 4/1s in Garfield Heights at that price that will actually cashflow at 1300.

I came across an RE opportunity that seems too good to be true but number works.

Unless maybe that is counting people's $1M residences. or average price of homes in Austrialis is probably 1 mil or more. at least in the big cities

They could make more money working part-time at McDonald's.I think construction is one of the best opportunities if you can find the time.