Doubt this is the final version as the "smart" people in the city understand Detroit is coming back and needs to keep welcoming investment instead of putting up roadbloacks:)As many STR landlords have learned in other cities and in oversatuarated areas, it's always good to have a backup plan!

I do have some investment properties in Panama City.

Are you looking to invest in the same market/city where you live?

There are drops in other areas including big cities and rural areas and areas that are losing population. 

It has been very helpful and is the major focus of our business right now.Our profile is pretty blank because we stay quite busy...but we have been running a large Real Estate Mastermind group in the Kansas City area for almost 5 years every week on wednesdays...we are landlords, flippers, wholesalers, as well as in the note business.

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.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

I think they've really been helped by the full/partial telecommute, as it's not terrible if you had to go into the city once or twice a week, but if everyone goes back to full-on 5 day offices I think there will be some exodus. 

I intend to relocate to the Rapid City, SD region in April/May for work, and I plan to acquire a primary residence that could eventually be transformed into an investment property.

It depends on the market, but more densely populated areas like New York City will have more sales in a closer radius than a suburban market.Starting with 6 months back and 1 mile out is a good start.

Not recommending or condoning anything, but find out how the max 3 nonfamilial roommates are monitored by the city and what's the penalty.