K&T is, on its own, not necessarily more prone to being dangerous than modern wiring.

I like Grand Rapids: above average population growth, diversified and modernized economy and cultural depth in art and craft brewery scene which I think makes it desirable.

Then do This: Notify Slowski via email that due to his inability to act in a timely fashion you will be "hiring" another agent to make the offer.

I hope this helps in some fashion.

I don't think I'd be willing to do out-of-state (I'm in Florida, so my state is already huge) - but is there any type of business, investor, or whatever, that works on a large scale buying rentals and/or flips that I could either joint-venture with in some fashion (perhaps I'd get 25% for providing the deal, and you'd get 75% for bringing funding/management).

Is it because they are just fashionable - or are they really inherently better?  

Any repairs or modernizing I would seek their thoughts and input.

We always replace the fixtures (toilets, shower, faucets) in our new acquisitions with modern, low-flow fixtures to cut down on water consumption - the cost of which has always been in our hands {until now ... we are embarking on our first retrofit of sub-metered water into one of our properties}.

The property was designed to be very modern and minimalist and the cork looked OK in the studio.

But, in general, I've organized the book in a step-by-step fashion for how I believe a new investor should approach their first deals.