Investing in West Michigan

[Jordan Puffer]

Hi all, first post here. My wife and I are looking at buying investment property in the West Michigan area. We live in Grand Rapids and are having difficulty finding properties that fit our requirements price wise so we started thinking about branching out to Big Rapids or Kalamazoo. Does anyone invest in either of these areas? If so, what are the pros/cons of each area?

Thank you for any responses.