I am in the same boat, and looking to grow my portfolio in the South East Michigan region.

If you were looking for something optimistic, we should follow South Korea and Singapore's example which can be read here: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/09/asia/south-korea-coronavirus-intl-hnk/index.html and https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/03/12/npr-singapore-wins-praise-for-its-covid-19-strategy-the-u-s-does-not

After watching footage about the "wet markets" in Asia where these viruses originate, it's very sad to see the animals who are taken out of their natural environments caged up in these markets for profit.

I’m interested in southeast Michigan.

Fairmount is below it and has been super strong for years...Fairmount CDC is very active which is a + for Brewerytown....Francisville is to the east maybe a touch southeast of West Girard and some millennials have taken a bet on living in Francisville.....both areas I would say are C maybe moving to B...for this with patience....if you are thinking about Section 8 this is probably a great area for youfor the OP's price range of buying 2 properties for $50K each, all in ...not gonna happen in those areas. 

She said, "I don't know no north south east west!"

@Aaron Bryson, you're investing in South East Asia?

Quote from @Mike Lambert: @Andrew Syrios you brought a great point, which I only briefly touched on in my reply as the explanation for which I'd have issues investing in Asia.

I also am concerned with SouthEast Asia's tendencies to disallow foreign freehold ownership of land and strong laws against short term rentals, even if not mostly enforced.I am currently in contact with and purchasing real estate in Cape Town, South Africa, Marrackech Morroco, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  

I see that there is still plenty of potential and room to grow in the southeast region.