sounds interesting to partner with him as I don't live in the states and can't get a mortgage as I am not a citizen so would be nice to have someone that has knowledge of the US market and that already has a team in place.Any insight to this guy or even your opinions about this  would be much appreciated.

Since in Florida there's only one major insurance which is run by the state it's called Citizens they require an inspection in order to determine if they will insure you or not.And yes if the inspector gives your roof no life left this they will not insure you.

This was done to protect senior citizens on fixed incomes from being forced to sell their homes due to unaffordable property tax increases.Since the passing of this amendment, all properties in Michigan have two property tax values associated with them:State Equalized Value (SEV): supposedly equal to 50% of the market value of a property, not based on recent sales price.Taxable Value: the SEV annually capped as long as there is not a transfer of ownership.City Assessors are charged with determining how much property values have changed each year.

Lots of growth in both population and jobs and housing.Rentals are a bit tough I think right now for the most part, but I think the market will start to shake out over the next year or two.If you are not a PR or citizen of the US, then you have to decide if you want to use cash, which is probably preferable or use financing. 

The housing market's future depends on engaged citizens like you.

BTW you don't have to be a citizen to have a SSN.

Hey team, I want to know my options being a Canadian citizen if I can buy real estate near my border city Detroit, MI.

Instead of asking 99% of law-abiding citizens to fill out forms and hiring thousands of agents to receive, review, and monitor those forms, they should focus on the problem people.

Happy to have a further conversation as I work extensively with non-US citizens. 

These facts are not to bad talk the US, hell I am a citizen.