Duplexes cash flow better, have less risk, AND EASIER TO MANAGE compared to a SFH.  

I have five houses in Memphis area, and the biggest problem has been finding a good property management company. 

Their pro formas felt optimistic with providing 6% annual appreciation and property management that is only about 6% of rent so I take it with a grain of salt (they offer their own property management services but it has terrible reviews on Yelp so I would probably go with someone else). 

If you are investing out of state, then do you already have a good property manager lined up? 

I stared using this site PropJump.com to find services providers for my 3 properties I own and manage. 

Any insights on financing, managing renovations, or rental demand in Detroit would be greatly appreciated! 

It’s been a while, but I finally managed to get back into the BP forum—great to be here again!

I started my career with the renovations team renovating the houses we buy, and with the property management company working with our residents and our maintenance teams.

I manage hundreds of rentals and most of them are caulked every 5 - 10 years.

If you have any property management questions, feel free to reach out.