In all the above listed alternative investments, there is seldom any discount pricing and you give up control.

The people who never ran properties in B or C area always scream about how bad idea it is but you can make an incredibly profitable listing in those if you know how to manage it.

What worked for me was listing on multiple platforms - Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and even local community bulletin boards.

A good host knows the local festival dates and has a handyman and multiple cleaners on call and ready to goa very clean house and quick turnaround are vital Im listed as a co-host but I pay a local host to do the legwork 

It will not replace humans in any shape or form, opendoor tried it, listing spark tried it, they are the two worst companies to deal with. 

You MUST understand this as the suburbs are usually much nicer than the city.All of these challenges are why we have a map of Metro Detroit on our website with the cities in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties listed, as well as 183 Neighborhoods in Detroit.The majority of the 48235 zip code is Class C, the question is, do you understand what that means?

.- Large Tenant Pool: Housing programs often have waiting lists, so demand is high.

Only @Melanie P. touched on a fact that I never hear; the GIANT waiting list of LEGAL immigrants who have been long delayed because of ILLEGAL immigration. 

Although the rent was slightly higher than the market rate, restoring the property to livable condition after just one year cost over $15,000.The property isn't listed on major platforms.This is concerning.

I used those as my guidelines and I list them in the description.