I'm open to more strategies outside of buy and hold to acquire additional cash, but ultimately I want to rely on the passive income from my buy and hold properties long term.Grand Rapids is/has been a great market, but I am open to other markets and/or different strategies as well. 

But you should not rely on your own title search ability to make that determination.

There's tons of things you can do but you need to rely on your own good judgement and common sense as you have the most knowledge of the situation.

Since the push fit relies on O-rings and on the pipe remaining "sound" (not getting cracked or crushed), not sure that dry pipes would be a factor with these.

They are relying on emotions which are 100% unreliable even if they are some times correct. 

While I appreciate the perspective and experience of my fellow investors, I don't want to rely solely on opinions and gut instinct because doing so isn't duplicatable.

@Todd Fithian, if it was me, the answer would rely on a few things:- 1. how long would it take me to regroup my resources so that I could still arrange a conventional loan in the not too distant future, even if I cash out all the allowable equity now?

Rely on RE professionals to get you in a good area with upside potential the slight miscalculation on the property will be overcome by the fact that you are getting a place to live.

Being in Sudbury you are basically relying completely on property management there.Who knows, maybe some day the auto sector will spring back to life!

I do like being able to access the MLS and view properties anytime without having to rely on another Realtor to schedule viewings.