Thanks for the inspiration indeedAs a newbie i'm anticipating some hardships So reading posts like yours warn me of the battle ahead

If you process it yourself you can warn the first applicant that you have another one incoming and the first to be approved, and signed with a security deposit gets the apartment.  

As a foreign investor who has been there and done that, let me be the first of many on BP to warn you - Detroit is not for foreign newbie investors.

Just goes to show that sometimes the best deals are not revealed until way after the fact.3) Worst deal is one that a friend warned me about but I "knew better"

I'll warn you though, this site is addictive and dangerous.

Better learn how to play guitar Warning: John Cougar Mellencamp dishing out advice.

And to all those reading this, be warned, don't ever partner with an attorney, you can only imagine what they think their time is worth.eta: As an agent it was your job to negotiate and contract for a commission before you did the work.

The Chinese are starting to buy much like the Japanese did in the late 80's (although this can be a warning sign too).

Some people would say that landlords should "help" other landlords by warning them of bad tenants.

I don't dare download this as the warning popped up telling me I was putting my computer at risk.