By best, I mean someone who works with out of country investors, knows the area extremely well and is well connected to local people - property managers, plumbers, handyman, etc.I'd love to connect and here how your search goes!

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

Salesforce is a great product and is extremely malleable to cater to what you are going for.  

Short of specific decisions or clear law, the distinctions seem extremely vague, arbitrary, and a bit scary.

I am also extremely interested in getting into the market there in Sandbridge myself.

This method seems to make a lot of sense and extremely effective.

Croix is more laid back and quiet.

Vacant properties with previous code violations can be extremely tricky!

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.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detailP.S. we've ranked all of Detroit's 183 Neighborhoods, so you can make more informed investment decisions.

You may have luck in the mountains, as you indicated but in my experience the prices up there are extremely high.