SE Michigan3.

I keep 5 se[erate buckets and never put all in one thing.

But here in the SE we usually start clean up in the early spring.

You can't compare a property in CA, with very high appreciation (and initial cost), to a property in SE Michigan. 

I'm not against this concept per se, just trying to understand.  

At the end of 2011 I bought a property in SE PDX with a 700 sq. ft. two bed, one bath house and a smaller one bed, one bath detached ADU on it.

I could learn how to manage contractors, budgeting, scheduling, etc. and also (possibly if it makes sense) to renovate homes with the intent of making them "green" in some shape or form, or, healthier homes per se. - I apologize for the long story!

@Bryce Allen to confirm your thoughts on the Milwaukee market, any deals my clients have bought in 2018 in SE WI, that was 6 units or larger, have been off market deals.Current landlords are being marketed to by other landlords so heavily, the sellers have multiple buyers lined up if they ever decide to sell.It's competitive out there. 

I'm one of the ones who has pestered @Ann Bellamy in the past with questions but she's in eastern MA and like she said, it's typically not worth it for the city folk to bother with deals in western MA.There is no group per se (that I'm familiar with), but I've been thinking of trying to make a Facebook group or something for western MA investors.

Also, if there are any RE groups in the SE Wisconsin area, let me know.