I'd like to save him that pain).

FSBOs are a pain in the arse.  

If you do your own repairs, than it will probably just be a pain.

They can be a pain, and yes some are slower than molasses in December, but usually they make sure the paperwork is right and I have never had to argue with a bank on how they come up with a payoff, or interest I have paid.  

@Todd Simmons, plenty of flipping right now but all the flippers I see are local investors, much easier than doing from out of state which I'm sure some people are doing (like @Leo Furest), so if you want to get in the game here in Detroit make sure you have a great team otherwise your experience might be a bit painful. 

I’m a user experience designer by day (i design apps and websitws) and (selfishly) am wondering what kind of pain-points or potential apps, websites, or other digital products you wish existed!

For now reading and continuing to go through the growing pains is what will be needed. 

It's great because I essentially have infinite returns on those properties, but it's also a pain to do his statements every month and now I have to share my [tons of] equity with him.

You are your own best judge so the less you have to depend on Realtors, property managers etc (who are pushing you to buy to make a buck) to make those judgements for you, the better off you will be.in 2008  being fully vested in real estate and taking the major pain pills all of us lenders and so forth were experiencing ..

If it's only a year lease perhaps the least painful thing is to let her stay through her lease and then give her notice 60 days before the end of it that you have other plans for the property.RE marital status, FWIW, I sometimes misspeak and call my ex "my husband" 8 years after our divorce.