The city’s diverse workforce, combined with new developments and infrastructure projects, ensures that there is a consistent pool of renters, which can result in reliable cash flow for property owners.Finally, the Detroit real estate market is supported by numerous incentives for investors.

Since they are considering renting their properties out, sell them on the concept of getting consistent cashflow from you - without the hassles of being a landlord.You will then need to make sure you can make those monthly payments EVERY month in addition to do remodels.

We were especially thrilled to start our investing journey with a duplex, and it was even better that the tenants desired to stay and had been consistent with rent for many many years.

For the past six months, he has been consistently 1-2 months behind on payments.

I've seen properties on a lake or near a park or popular trail that will consistently get higher rent. 

How would you identify what commercial brokers are doing consistent business in your market?

You talk about consistent performance but you are going off of the word of inexperienced investors who don't have a clue about what they are doing.  

To maximize the number of transactions you’re involved in you will need to:Be Top of Mind when they think about moving - which requires consistent reminders.Be seen as an Expert – which requires a consistent message and Evidence of Success storiesGain their Trust – which requires communicating integritySo, start out by listing everyone you know in an Excel spreadsheet.

However, they require consistent maintenance to avoid becoming a liability.

If it's the case that you are in an area where this is a consistent problem, it may be better to install a whole house surge protector at the main panel.