For example, I started investing in Buffalo (NY) a few years ago because I liked the stable population statistic along with the fact that a big chunk of the population is in the healthcare industry... along with major car manufacturers having plants or some sort of manufacturing factory there (Tesla, GM, etc.) 

That sort of difference in expense with turnover/vacancy means that the approach to tenant retention means something different to the business.

You can't go wrong anyway but you want to have some sort of boots on the ground to get you started and understanding the area.

They don't have anything specific for sorting by furnished spaces but there may be a check box to select for when sorting. 

They are not braggadocious or needy of any sort of attention. 

You need some sort of insurance that covers non-owner occupied properties, whatever it might be called.

I didn't know there were detectors for these sorts of things.

It seems premature and sort of tacky after hearing your thoughts on it.

All fair questions and yes, there are far too many variables to say with any sort of certainty.

I agree with some investors here, in Detroit you have plenty of opportunities to get decent cashflow now.Just use any Zillow like tool that sort listings by LTR cap rate, I use findvest.io they have decent vision AI filters to filter trash houses compared to mashvisor 26 doors and scalingJust make sure to copy and paste the addresses on spotcrime and don't buy in a warzone, and you should be fine.