I'm an out-of-state investor exploring short-term rental opportunities in Northeast Oklahoma, specifically around the Grand Lake/Eucha area.

Grand Rapids is a great market long-term, but you’re right: that non-homestead tax rate in Michigan can sting for investors.

I have a large construction background, and currently I am a small business owner operating in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

It would be nice to get some lifestyle lift in this next deal (ie, we use it)3-Long term multi family in Pueblo, Grand junction or similar B market: too hard to manage from afar?

But $30k-40k is a lot... or is not, in the grand scheme of peace of mind and long term appreciation of a 1/1 condo in San Diego? 

You ask which state you would choose to invest.Well, if you like living in Wisconsin, you could look for a duplex to start with in an area that had rental demand in the path of progress that was affordable to you.If not, I would make the drive over to Michigan and look at a markets like Lansing, Grand Rapids, or Kalamazoo.

My goal is to be financially independent by 30, I would like, passive, around 6 grand a month, enough to be comfortable without a W-2 job.

Easier to dream about being grand cardone lolFor anyone that is a Veteran, current VA loan rates are very competitive - my buyer locked in at 5.25% with no PMI. 

You might leave a few grand in the deal, but the education and relationship capital are worth it.4.

I’m a property manager in Grand Rapids, and we use RPM’s Wealth Optimizer along with a customized spreadsheet I’ve built to help investors do exactly this.