Hello,I am a Grand Rapids native and an active duty Army officer who currently resides just outside of Washington DC.

I would say both cities are growing with the surrounding suburbs expanding rapidly.

In one case, the location in the hip and super trendy mission district (mission st/16th st.) is right next to a major rapid transit (BART) plus several bus stations no less.

How about in the Cedar Rapids area?

I picked his brain a lot with how to get started.I then found Joe V. and the folks at the Ann Arbor REI club, which really saved me from a bad deal early on and helped to get my education on par very rapidly.  

So it allowed them to scale rapidly and to have the income and cash flow to hire full time maintenance  and a leasing agent. 

@Adah NoneOverpaying is relative as the market is appreciating rapidly as peoplehave access to cheap money and cost of everything has skyrocketed to go with increasing wages.

I suspect you might have better luck sourcing properties in the two other markets you suggest.I am located in Greenville SC which is a wonderful market, population and jobs growing rapidly.

@Jennifer Turner is spot on because for those who think FL is a great, the costs are rising rapidly.

Hello Everyone,I am working on putting together a bulk package of rental homes in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area and thought I would turn to the community.