Do you mean City of Detroit specifically within city limits, or do you mean SE Michigan?

I am not interested in the traditional residential route per se, although I would like to work with close family and friends when needed.  

I'm going to get my license soon and I want to know if anyone has some input on where the really good classes are ran in the metro detroit area?

Everyone in the SE Michigan area is welcome, Oakland, Macomb, Wayne and outlying counties.

We are by and large a whole loan mortgage firm and not so much a buyer of these instruments per se.

There are areas in the SE that have amazing walkability with that comes tight cashflow but major appreciation! 

I could even rent to a family of 4 and they could just use a 4th bedroom in the basement instead of calling it a basement suite per se.

@Francis Nasser A CPA can chime in on this one but as far as I know, an interest-free loan isn't illegal per se but it is highly likely to trigger an IRS auditHowever, you could include a certain $ amount as a part of the purchase price and record it on paper as prepaid interest which could potentially circumvent this issue E.g, a seller is carrying $100,000 for a property with a 2% interest on 30 year am and a 5 year balloon (=10%).

The property is not in bad shape per se it’s simply needs some TLC.

Multi family cap rates are always much lower unless they're in the war zone.I think one problem with multi's in SE MI is there just isn't the volume of them available.