I'm interested in networking with investors who want to purchase multifamily assets in the Michigan or Ohio markets.

Turno is a great option, also try checking local fb groups specific to that market. 

On Thursday we received encouraging inflation data making rate cuts almost certain by September or November. 
For mortgage originators, real estate professionals and investors, the 4.65%-4.45% drop in the 2-Year Trea...

what should be a reason to choose 1 market over the other how to identify a market to buy?

Purchase price: $55,000 Cash invested: $30,000 Purchased property was renter-occupied at $600/month at the time of purchaseDid not renew lease with tenant.Completed full Renovation at $30,000 6 days on the rental market before the property management team got a signed lease at $1200/month Renter moved in July.ARV $179,980 What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

This preference makes sense because if these GMs are still in business, it likely means they have developed strategies to maximize profits within different economic cycles.

Learn your market and learn to market. 

It sounds like you won't have any trouble qualifying..In Oregon there are some tenant laws that can restrict active CAP rates, but those with current market rents (or that can attain them near term) can approach double digit return rates.

If you use a HELOC, I would think about a BRRRR-ish strategy (No perfect BRRRR exists right now unless you go full off-market door knocking/postcard campaign/etc) to where you can refinance and get some of that money back, so you don't have $25k chunks of money at a 9-10% interest rate floating out there indefinitely.

There is a stunning luxury STR on market that would generate six figures in gross annual income.