In our largest listing, we have a triplex with a total of 11 beds and 10 baths with each bedroom set up to be potentially rented by the room (electronic lock on each bedroom door, and most with a private bathroom).

I got my real estate license in March of 2024 and already own 4 doors at this moment.

You probably don't want to live next door to tenants; ideally, they would just think you're also renters. 

My accountant wants me to start doing this in the event of an audit being I’m starting larger projects and will be implementing cost segregation Thanks

•Every time you fill a rental, you open the door to a conversation about full management services.

we have had record year last two years in the following.1. new construction2. flipping in the sub 250k range in secondary cities3. land flipping 4. land development for sfr and flip to national builders.No slowing down in 25.what we dont do or did do was rentals.. everything but. 

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

While living in a high-cost area can present challenges, it also opens doors to creative strategies, like investing out of state or leveraging partnerships.

I’ve built a 12-door portfolio here since 2019, and it’s been one of the best decisions I’ve made in real estate.If you’d like to dive deeper into Detroit-specific strategies or need some pointers on how to get started, feel free to reach out!

He can probably recommend a civil engineer that works on smaller projects like this (mine are all engineers working on larger developments not residential) and can likely take the lead on the permit process for you.