Didn't really put much into it besides painting the units and replacing things as they broke over the years.

I would choose a cabin over that 9/10 times.

Outside of West Oakland, what areas would you say are likely to go up in value over time - what pockets/neighborhoods are you looking at?

I would love to know whether it is possible to apply the BRRRRR method there or other creative financing over there as a foreigners.

Yes, last year and that’s all over with now.

I have clients though that I fund that have built some incredible portfolios. 2 of them over 250 SFRs that I funded for them and they refinanced and paid me off..

Detroit is a market where local have a strong competitive advantage over non-locals so you want to use that to your advantage.

Small multi-family properties starting at over $1M, which is pretty expensive and, resale single family (before year 2000) offer minimal cash flow (~$200-300/month).2.

I can definitely attribute a lot of my success over the last few years due to the connections I made on Bigger Pockets and the things I've just simply learned by listening to and reading all the great info available here!

I leave the laminated note plus the croissant and no flowers.Local goodies win out over anything else you can provide.Thanks, Carolyn.