Birds flying though won’t either.

I was pretty new to the game at the time so I was just flying by the seat of my pants.

I remember a couple of times that relatives needed to fly in and there was nothing available.

Also, it shows people that you are still in business and not just a fly-by-night operation.  

If I were you I would call the Detroit office of a larger RE Firm/Operator and take someone who is randomly assigned from the pool, tell them your budget/risk tolerance they at least have a larger broker/company's name on the line, they will be somewhat honest/above board.The City of Detroit Market is littered with scammers and people trying make a quick buck, the TK people are probably the worst, I would never do business with them.Your next best bet is flying out here to Detroit, paying for one of the regular Detroit Posters dinner at a decent restaurant and running your property ideas by them, the $200 on dinner and $400 flight will save you at least $10K in mistakes you might make dealing with one of the scammers.

If we actually do get to that point those folks are REALLY going to learn a whole new definition of "struggling".people actually get it wrong. we are strong because our fundamental economy is so great in such a way that the conservative way of thinking thinks it's not good. the inflation, the strong demand for traveling, the high price of flying is an indication of a very strong economy.it's just people getting it wrong because some conservative ruler above the cloud out there thinks it's not good. but we are in economic expansion mode.

Take a long weekend and fly in to look at places.

No disagreement here, Bill…that was really my point—rent growth, interest rates and exit caps are “unknowable.”You can be the best pilot in the world, but there is still some weather that you don’t fly in, and some weather that you can fly in without dying but the passengers will be really uncomfortable.

Having ONT flying directly TO/FROM China to me means those areas or surrounding areas might get a boost in price.

So don't try it "just in case" if you can't qualify - chances are that you will not fly under the radar.