Account Closed Yes it is a good deal.

I'm relatively new (3 years) to the accounting world and starting to save up for potential investment in real estate.

They are affordable, but the HOA fees and the politics involved make me leary.

One reason why I considered West Michigan is due to my family being heavily involved in the construction industry.  

Account ClosedWe should connect, I have been networking with other newbies here in the East Valley to start a group where we can share information and network on some deals.I have been doing a lot of reading and listening to the podcasts here on bigger-pockets.I was at a point of analysis paralysis and so decided to start driving for bucks.I have managed to find my farm area and have generated a  list of potential deals.I have spent the last couple of nights qualifying my list by looking at county records etc.

Account Closed - my goal is primarily cash flow.

Thanks Jered, and I agree it's tough out here, most of the deals we come across don't have much room for profit vs the risk involved. 

I don't anticipate needing to add or spend funds from the account on any regular basis outside of paying the property tax on the land each year.Anyone have any thoughts on the subject to share?

-Have about $30k in savings and usually able to put $2k in savings every month unless I'm paying for some other expense like a vacation or Christmas presents or an emergency-I have no other means of retirement accounts (no 401ks or anything like that)Where we live now, we know it wasn't going to be our "forever" home.  

I think I will also post this in the deal diaries section and keep a running account of what I am up to.