It's that easy right? 

Exactly.  20% down financing for investment property will not be easy but if you have a W-2, maybe it's possible. 

Build - Rent - Refinance - Repeat the new BRRR with also hotel development and growing our land entitlement side. hotel development is simple, easy, and has institutional level backing. we really like extended stay development and just came from a hotel conference in Los Angeles. hope to close a few deals this year over 10 million 

@Andrae S Wiggins recommend you upgrade your BP membership to Pro to access the BP Calculators to evaluate rental purchases.Play with the numbers to figure out the purchase price that gives you your target ROI.That's the number you'll need to make an offer at, NOT what the seller is asking.Yes, you will get a lot of rejects, but whoever said investing was easy?

So it's very easy to criticize these markets if you've never been here or really know anything about the area and are just making broad, sweeping generalizations, but if you have a strong team on the ground who can help you buy in the right neighborhoods and maximize your returns, you can do very well in this market, and I'm sure Detroit as well.I had a buyer who bought a duplex in Cleveland for 85k last year.  

The SFR will be easy on it's own. 

This would be an easy decision however I do not think you can come close even with you being active in the process.  

It forces me to call VRBO to reset the account but luckily they are easy to get a hold of and fix.  

Because for a certain type renter it’s just SO easy to continue renting fully furnished rather than having to spend $20-40k on furniture; come up with a down payment on a house purchase; and or worry about repairs and maintenance.  

They have many servicesWe used them for our living trust -didn’t deal directly with mark but people were Knowledgeable and was easy to work with