And with brokerages now offering new agent programs where they will pay 100% of the expense to get licensed, there is literally no reason not to. 

The rental demand in the area has been consistent, and duplexes offer the flexibility of house hacking or scaling into multi-family investing over time.With your experience in construction and remodeling, you’re already ahead of the game—fix-and-flips or BRRRR projects in Kansas City could be a perfect fit for you. 

Thanks for your offer. 

Quote from @Pablo Avila: There are plenty including myself!

If for some reason this falls through should I attempt to offer more money for a quit claim deed or proceed with the newspaper notification process. 

The builder offerred $15,000 credit to be applied, however you wished EXCEPT can not be used for price reduction. 

Detroit has tons of distressed properties, and the city is actually offering incentives for investors to come in and fix them up.

These areas not only offer reasonable purchase prices for most investors but also feature turnkey homes—either newly built or fully renovated, ready for tenants, with systems that still have 10+ years of life remaining, and property management teams in place.

Those places were awful and barely habitable, but it is what S8 prospects are being offered.

It’s about understanding what each neighborhood offers.