He's actively doing the business, which is a stark contrast to most of the gurus. 

The Realtor I discussed this idea with is affiliated with said property management firm and he is quite sure he can nail down the ROI and rentability.This is contrasted with the investing opportunity in say, a small commercial building, a few residential SFDs, or the like. 

A contrast with a more purposeful comparison would be a lender who portfolios their loans like a small community bank and a lender who sells most of their loans in the secondary market such as a "lender".

By contrast, investments primarily made for cashflow are significantly less susceptible to changes in demographics.

(By contrast, J.

Sure, they will catch something obvious like trying to write a check to yourself to reimburse yourself for a check you had to write to get a plumbing emergency handled - but but that point it is already a violation anyway.By contrast, the Checkbook IRA LLC (or Solo 401k for those who have qualifying self-employment) puts you in direct control of all transactions. 

In very SHARP contrast, notes "end".  

It is rare that real estate, by contrast, is ever devalued to zero, as even the land usually has some intrinsic value (there are exceptions, obviously).

At first I was looking for a small condo in West Bloomfield/Bloomfield Hills/Birmingham, so the financials on the properties were a complete night and day contrast, which led me to invest in Detroit.  

I'd ask your realtor to pull some comps on recent sales for you to compare and contrast.