If you buy via Warranty Deed with title insurance, property tax and water bills will be zero'd out for your purchase.We highly recommend visiting Detroit and looking at these $20k rented houses you're interested in.

One unique thing to look at and if the new deal works for is do 1031 with the sponsor.

I like to visit them when I go home to see my family though.

A bonus would be if there is a real estate meetup that we could attend while visiting.

Visit your local REI groups.

I lived in the Dallas area for a long time, but only managed to visit OKC and Tulsa a few times. 

Long story short, I visited two midwest markets; Memphis and Kansas City.

I just don't have any direct hands on with them, other than once being a student, visiting an elderly relative at senior housing, and storing a boat and some belongings at a self storage place.5.

@Matthew Stallings and @Ryan Moyer - Physicians can get unique loans permitting lower money down, sometimes 0% down on up to $750Kish (also varies), with no PMI. 

As someone who has a big focus on working with investors, I want to ensure I am able to gauge who will be most helpful in dealing with unique situations, creative financing, etc.