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Hi @James DuganWelcome to Bigger Pockets!

There are at least three Detroiters on this thread that have urged caution or noted this is not a great place for STR. 

I recommend finding a real estate and business accountant to help you with filing your taxes.Bigger Pockets is a great place to find a real estate tax accountant. 

Hey Bigger Pockets community, I'm just starting out in Step 1 (get educated) on what I want to become a successful career in real estate investment.I also currently run an e-commerce business that is currently completely online, but would benefit from having a brick & mortar storefront, and I had an idea that maybe using the investment capital I'm looking to allocate into real estate into a commercial property my business can operate out of until I decide to sell the property in or rent it out to another business.I am obviously very naive when it comes to the complexity of any good real estate deal (especially commercial VS residential), but I'm hoping to spend as much time learning from everyone here who is on their journey as well.My main concern with the idea of buying commercial to operate my business out of it that I might struggle to rent it out afterwards and that there may likely be depreciation in the commercial real estate market over the next 5 years.I understand there is a lot of nuance depending on the local market but I'm guessing commercial is even less of a "safe" bet than finding a solid residential deal to leverage in some way.

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@William Stephen UrenWelcome to Bigger Pockets.

A couple months ago i was directed to the bigger pockets podcast by my twin brother Derek.

MiThank you,You need to understand Miami is one of the most sought after city by investor, OO and financier of the world hence the price is skyrocketing.If I were you I would not buy one duplex but three LOL