That means that there is now competition between hosts and you have to give people a reason to book your unit over another hosts.

I live in the city and have a freakish map of it in my head that my wife is still shocked by when she gives me an address ("2100 block of _______Ave.?"

If you manage to get this off the ground and do some verified - meaning paperwork is in your name, or company's name, etc - projects that turn a profit, and you build some capital in a bank, you should be able to go right to that lender after a year or two and start a relationship no problem.  

Most out-of-state investors looking at Detroit are typically focused on cash flow, which means they're usually targeting C or C+ neighborhoods.

Quote from @Garrett Brown: If your Airbnb listing isn’t getting clicks, it doesn’t matter how incredible your property is—no clicks mean no bookings.

Instead, investing should be a means to taking care of our needs and improving our life style.

For the second, by "trying" I don't mean that we're struggling to do that but I see why it comes off that way.

Likewise, a property manager should be added to a landlord's policy.From my blog: What does it mean to add your property manager as an additional insured?

And your communications need to be very wise, meaning they can't come across the wrong way regarding tone, even when you're aggravated.

It is my understanding that people refinance and then use those funds other ways (personal living, investing, some to buy another property) as a means to minimize tax obligation.