I've sold several homes in this area for my real estate clients too, and they've all been happy up here. 

We recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

As my wife is a realtor, we’ve helped several people from Bigger Pockets find their second home/STR.

But appreciation in Detroit has been next to none over the last several years, and with entry level prices being under 100k it presents a real opportunity for investors!

Although, I completed several gut renovations including garage conversions, in the past, I recognize that this is a different beast.

Quote from @Lucy Ahl: I've noticed several years back some negative reviews for Insula Capital.

(I've contacted you via email multiple times and I have not received a reply as of yet either.)Here is the pro forma given to me when looking at investing:There are several problems with this. 

Not sure if this is allowed but I have several pocket listings in Huntsville with tenants in place.

Attempted several payoff figures but she was a Realtor and had a bad year and therefore  no money. 

I have heard different positions about this... both have good points; on one side the new or small wholesalers are more "direct", many times only "one closing" instead of 2 (big companies) which can save a lot of money if you do several deals per year.