I find it disturbing how many "business models" are all about suckering people into buying and even use skillful wording to deceive people into signing up.

My only experiences with Detroit area are through friends that purchased low priced homes there years ago also I am not qualified for advice on that front, but do have SFR, turnkey, and commercial experience and think those could be great options for you.

I think new investors heavily overlook the skill component needed to successfully pull off a renovation to then rent out properly.

However, you need the temperament/skills to pull it off.

You can get around the by partnering with someone with PR and language skills.

These days the hardest part for me is finding & keeping qualified contractors for the work that always needs to be done.

This is a long revived post- I'll add a little tax pro insight from what's happened in the last 2 years The IRS went from < 100 engineers on staff who were qualified to audit cost segregations to a few hundred. 

If your medical condition qualifies as a disability and your current living situation isn't suitable, you might have grounds to break your lease without penalty.'

Required distributions from qualified retirement plans.This is controlled by Section 401.

You have acquired skills that are worth 500k, so maybe you can translate that into an adjacent career path and leverage your existing skills?