My name is Zachary Horn, and I am a real estate agent here in beautiful Grand Rapids, MI.

Think of all the high end corporate legacies that tell the story of how their great great grand dad laid the foundation a hundred years ago (Rockerfeller, Hilton, bootlegers).

@Aquila Kentish, the advice here are good but at the grand scheme of things, you need to identify with your goal in real estate investing.

My philosophy is to look at the cities and counties closest to the high-growth MSAs and provide a better housing product for those who cannot afford the core-city growth and pricing.To directly answer your question, I think the MSA indicates that when the market eventually does correct, you could interpret the data to show that the outer areas, not the cities, should encounter less negative headwinds, based on a comparison of pre-GR and post-GR trends.

I think you’ll find it’ll cost around 10 grand to start to get anything worth while.

These are not grand slam investments but solid line drive base hits over time.

It can be done.If I didn't mind the Arizona summer heat, I could do the same thing there in a place located in Casa Grande Arizona for a bit less and have better access to airports for travel.

And they smell accordingly.Able to give a more lucid answer about the inventory of the neighborhood crack dealer than the number of children they have sired, the most impressive accomplishment that the grand sum of them has ever contributed is to have managed to currently, until after submitting their application, not be in jail.

Have a baby grand piano?

A house near Grand Ave in Saint Paul could cost you and arm and a leg but the same style home several blocks away could hardly be worth 1/3 of that nor be worth the potential Long term headache without boots on the ground or a good property management company that you can trust with your life.Good luck, I can't wait to hear more.