I understand this is a good way to become financially secure over time and am eager to start.  

I'm trying to understand how frequent this is.  

I'm a pretty handy guy but this would be outside of my realm, but my experience helps me understand how much this type of improvement should cost.Improvements: remodel kitchen and bathroom, paint interior, fix exterior scafolding.How should I go about finding a contractor?

Some wholesalers over charge and don't understand the market and arv or BRRR.

Does it mean something I am not understanding?

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?

@Jeffery Jones you understand you'll be buying Class C & D properties, not in the best of areas?

Since this would be my first long term rental property do you recommend starting with a property manager from the beginning or managing the property myself.I understand that there are pros and cons to all of these scenarios, I'm just looking for various insights.

You really want someone that invests in their market themselves and understands the numbers.

I the understand the wiring for this specific purpose equipment can be considered with the tangible property.