I went to school in Michigan and worked in GR for several years, so I'm fairly familiar with the areas, but not as an investor.

You've probably heard of big Landlords losing property, but only because they were flagrantly violating Fair Housing, running a slum, or otherwise egregiously violating the law.

Yeah you’re fairly safe as a landlord.  

I bought a Duplex 20% below fair market value last year with really high interest rate and I’m still cash flowing $800/month with now $230k in equity.  

You have a fair bit of floodplain along Cane Creek at the bottom of your parcel that is unlikely to ever yield any development value. 

Demand for February/March move-ins should see a notable uptick sometime in January, but you'll for sure see your strongest rental demand in late spring/summer.Your most recent post mentioned that you were going to look for someone for a 6-month lease - I think this is a great way to approach it to minimize vacancy loss while biding your time until we get into the higher demand summer months.Getting creative with your lease term and credits/concessions could also be a good way to solve a few potential problems in one shot. 

As for short-term financing, they are fairly easy to work with but the biggest hurdle is their internal credit model.

What's your credit score looking like?

Speak to everyone.You might investigate a wholesale line of credit if you are doing enough volume.

Double taxation would be when you have to pay US income tax and then also Canada income tax and you don't receive a credit for your US income taxes.