Good variety of jobs in the neighborhood, safe and good schools.

You just keep the leases in a safe place and follow them .

I did speak with my accountant, and he suggested 50% dividends and 50% contributions-to be on the safe side.

So I feel pretty safe. 

Take the pets photo, get proof of insurance, shot card registration, rabies and whatever else makes you safe and then I have no problem renting to pets.If they pass that inspection show up at their current residence and ask to go inside and inspect for pet damages.

Manufactured housing (aka mobile homes aka trailers) is a form of affordable housing and affordable housing isn't determined by "interest".Owning a mobile home is the cheapest form of safe, private housing available in the United States.

Detroit has one of the highest crime rate in US (less safe than 98% of US cities ) .Myself live in Canada, but have visit Michigan many times, for me I am looking at Warren as potential city, but still need input from others as I am also trying to decide which city is the best for investment . 

But I’m afraid I’ll play the safe bets and there are only two options. 1) Purchase to short term rent in an accepting community.

You can likely get your mom's property on favorable terms that you may not find anywhere else, that's also a big potential benefit.As David Greene has shown, investing out of state can be done safely, profitably and sustainably.  

Hoping to get away from the 9-5, while securing a safe financial future.Looking forward to learning and building my business.