I'm in Livonia / Canton area and I haven't attended any Washtenaw County or Ann Arbor REIA events but I do attend the Oakland County REAI meeting in Troy as well as the Michigan REIA meetings in Troy and they are super helpful and if you sign up to get their emails you can check the topics in advance to make sure it's worth the trip for that meeting.They usually have really good speakers. 

As well as the potential for assumable loans.

@Jessica PerkinsTo make real estate a significant part of your retirement plan, leverage your experience in managing mid-term and short-term rentals, ensure your rental income is well-documented, research local market trends, and explore financing options.

Look into that route as well. 

I would hold off unless you find a deal that cash flows well.

Obviously the majority of the money will stay in the fund and I’ll reinvest into opportunity zone property; however, I would like to take an owners withdrawal as well.

You will need to maintain the property with repairs and eventually capital expenditures as well, plus rentals don't stay occupied 100% of the time and renters don't pay 100% of the time.

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

But if on the backside that knowledge is going to increase your monthly intake by $10k+, it's probably money well spent.

What color do you think goes well with the repose gray of the walls?