Its hard to find deals unless you are connected, advertise a lot, cold call a lot, knock a lot, and/or work very hard at it. 

It would be less complicated if you helped her find a starter home, gifted a portion of the down payment if needed and allowed her to own something without strings. 

How would you suggest going about finding a deal and managing it out of state.

I think it helps flippers as it is easy to find the purchase pricesp versus selling price.  

I'm ready to learn and eager to find/team with an experienced mentor in the Metro Detroit area.  

You can shop 10 or 20 lenders in a weeks time, find out what products they offer, what rates, what overlays and qualifications they each have for you.... 

You can find him here on BP.Great strategy.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.DM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

It's going to be challenging to find another house hack with as low of a monthly payment as you currently have, given the low interest rate.

I avoid the multi-family market here, so unfortunately, I will not be a good go-to here, but I am confident you will find quality resources and help here on BP.