There are the obvious pros/cons of a duplex but then there are the non-obvious ones that come with being in Detroit.I actually have a fantastic article about this I can share but I'm unable to link to it in this post.

If your priority is cash flow, then you need to look at markets that support that.

You can lean into the seasonality of the school year Fall-Spring, then list for MTR in the summer?

I would love to get a property in the NW DC that is run down, add additional floors and then make it an apartment building.

Not worth it to me.In my area if the pool has a powered safety cover that can hold body weight, then a barrier fence is not required.

But then spend a day in craft and antique shops nearby and buy colorful artwork, accessories, throws etc. to give the space a local vibe.

You might find the answers to your questions there but I know that the search function is less then optimal so feel free to send me a DM if you don't easily find what you're looking for.I've never bothered commenting much about Canada because, until recently, it made no sense for US investors to invest in Canada: much less favorable mortgage conditions if they could even get one, much more expensive prices on average and much less profitable on average.

Attend in person, bid, if you win you have to pay right then via a cashiers check.

Once you start to get people in there to look at project to project, that will give you a baseline then you'll start to gain more knowledge on where you need to be on the pricing/estimates etc.

If you are audit for some reason, if you then slap together a spreadsheet to record time, the auditors will know right away.