Im sorry, I used the wrong location, I meant to say south west Michigan by the lake, Im from Los Angeles and I love the weather by the beach, but I also am looking for privacy like a wooded area, that's my main reason I want to move to Michigan, because I know the weather there is nice and its full of wooded areas, my biggest issue is finding something available like that, I am going to be getting into real estate and I want to be close to Indiana because I will be buying multiple properties there, mostly in Indianapolis, I know the travel is inconvenient but I will be doing it full time.

Its a unique situation but I understand it as my brother just traveled for 6 months for a construction job.

With the site I hope to meet new friends, a mentor, and dissect all the resources available.On a personal note, I love to travel, I love the outdoors, stargazing, playing basketball and cooking.

I can use my connections if you're willing to travel a bit up north if you're looking to learn how to rehab and renew.

Then I got side-tracked by a career change that involved significant travel for about 4-1/2 months, at the end of which my wife and I welcomed our first and second children into the world (ask me sometime about getting "the call" while out in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania).Perhaps it was the podcasts, perhaps it is the new work environment, perhaps it was the realization that in 18 years I'm going to be paying $$$$$ for two college tuitions simultaneously, but I have shifted my focus away from strictly buy-and-hold to a phased approach.

This is savings i had besides my emergency funds and other savings for family travels and other purposes.

Just think about what problems these absentee owners might have.Difficulty dealing with problem tenantsmaintenance and upkeepProperty Management problemsConstant Travel back and forthStart getting these people to call you up and talk with them.

Assumptions and appraisals will send you down the same road many institutional lenders traveled in recent years.Another word of caution, do not set your borrower up for failure.

40 hours a week doing anything is scary unless it's traveling, a hobby, or spending time with my family.

Dion, The reason we used a escrow is to collect the funds and meet the buyers for us because i can not travel to different states to meet the buyers.