As well as other areas to learn from and offer my time and knowledge of what I know to achieve this goal.

I've just started looking in Brantford as well and curious to hear others success stories in that area.

MFH offers so much more from the economy of scale perspective and you can achieve the desired results faster and easier too.

Money is the key to success in my opinion.

Have him separate labor and materials to check this.With flooring, I've had a lot of success going straight to flooring boxstores and they will hold their subs accountable for reasonable pricing and save you headache.  

I understand that for this to have the opportunity to be successful, I would need to make sure this didn't break any lease agreement, but aside from that I'm interested in the details. 

Be successful on those create some capital and then start the BRRR strategy. 

Any tips for success for investing in the west side of Detroit's real estate market (especially lists of due diligence questions to ask before purchasing duplexes there)?

Its not the 13-15 CAP rates we used to see, but 8-10 is still achievable.

Congratulations on the success you have had with your 4 rental properties!