Is Detroit a landlord friendly city

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I'm considering investing in Detroit realestate. Was wondering is it a landlord friendly city or does it take forever to evict a tenant

[Drew Sygit]

@Steven Jefferson: It's different in Metro Detroit versus City of Detroit.

City of Detroit Landlord Challenges:

• EVICTIONS: MAY take longer if you don't know what you're doing OR if a judge is having a bad day
• INSPECTIONS: city requires a rental inspection every 3 years that is an par with those required in the suburbs, but also requires a lead-based paint inspection annually.
• THEFT: vacant properties are broken into and furnace & HWH stolen. They also seem to disappear when a tenant is being evicted.

Again, these issues are minimized if you invest in Metro Detroit, which offers some of the best returns in the country.