Are you getting married or do you like wine? 

Michigan, especially mid to north could be sweet, too.

Sweet!

Still trying to find the sweet spot there.Have you run into tenants who flat-out refuse the portal but are otherwise solid renters?

Outside of real estate, I enjoy reading, drinking good wine, and hanging out with family and friends. 

The sweet spot is getting a favorable prepay and taking advantage of the lower rates, especially if you are constantly extending a bridge loan. 

There are many good Contractors who still have a project go south....The reasons, in my experience, are usually one of these 3: 1) Changing the Scope Of Work, this will kill a project (and a relationship) quicker than anything 2) Micro-managing the project...y'know, hanging out on the jobsite all day long, then spending half the night there having a glass of wine with their friends and changing things, 3) Not keeping up with payments....an honest Contractor deserves to be paid promptly.Just my $.02...

@Jay Hinrichs: I've got a sweet $500k cashflow rental listing in Seattle Proper right now.

Many gurus promote these properties misrepresenting they are getting Class A or B results or S8 tenants are easy to deal with:(Class B Properties: we believe this is the "sweet spot" for investors in any market and has historically been also true (look at what average investor was buying before the Great Real Estate Crash!).

I imagine the fellow inmates will be giving him 5 star yelp reviews for his artisanal toilet wine for years to come.