The FMR for a 6 BR house is over $1,800....one person's trash is another person's treasure!

I'm going to exclude my personal residence from this because I don't view this as an investment, I need a place to live.Excluding my primary residence my current breakdown is 47% real estate 53% stocks/cash. 

I personally would not invest in detroit as historically its not a appreciating market and for cash flow and I invest primarily for appreciation - I go off the location location location mantra. 

Be prepared to follow up multiple times, using different forms of communication—calls, emails, and if possible, in-person visits to their office.

I financed this property using down payment funds from 403B and a local commercial bank. 15% down from personal funds. 85% down from community commercial bank. 3yr balloon, 20yr amortization, 7% interest rate.

Attend in person networking events in your area (there are many in and around Vancouver). 

Or a personal loan if interest rates aren't cost prohibitive?

Are you able to go there in person to build your network? 

Every company has atleast 1 person who leaves a negative review but what you fail to realize is that this is real estate.

So they price those homes at what a willing homeowner will pay for their personal residence.