For most investors, purchasing a room condo makes no sense due to all of the associated human element risks.

If the owner does not meet that residency requirement, another human being must be identified as the local agent in charge.

I think it's easy for attorneys and brokers to become jaded and to lose that 'human touch'.

-Build a strong network in Detroit of real humans over a period of months, buy a better deal, hold it for 10+ years, weather early storms:  better chance for success.Even on that latter deal though, are you going to cash flow in month 1 or year 1 or even year 5? 

Numbers aside, what I really like is how you learned something as human and local as introducing yourself to the neighbors.

We have chosen one municipality to do Section 8 due to the relationship we have established with the director, case workers, and inspectors.

While I haven’t chosen a specific niche yet, I’m leaning toward purchasing a multi-unit apartment where my 20-year-old son could live and help manage while we rent out the other units—essentially a form of house-hacking.So far, I’ve connected with a few real estate agents and gained MLS access, which has been a great starting point.

Research local regulations and permits for STRs in your chosen markets to avoid surprises.

It’s a lot to unpack.On the Ground ImpactAs I dug deeper, I couldn’t stop thinking about the human impact.

That level of diligence isn't possible with human effort or even traditional data processing techniques.I would like to expand to investors in the future but this technology is very new. got it also commerical Brokers I suspect would be a target for you..