In order for Detroit to turn around, it has to attract entrepreneurs and employers.

I haven't been in real estate long, but I've been a part of multiple startups and it happens in all industries to the entrepreneurs.  

My wife an educator and crafty entrepreneur who creates all kinds of things (she will be apart of biggerpockets very soon).  

I don't disagree that the cards don't favor landlords in this crisis, but a lot of sectors, businesspeople, and entrepreneurs are getting dealt pretty awful hands.

Though I have experience in construction, project management, marketing and sales, I’m confident many of you here have just as much if not more experience and expertise in these areas.Finally, inspiration struck this past week when I realized, most entrepreneurs are great at working ‘in’ their business.

You want to move up the 80/20 leverage curve from technician to investor/entrepreneur.

But since that first month everything has been going great, rent payments are being ACH deposited every month on time, tenant has had no complaints, and the house seems to be holding together.As many have said on the podcasts, perseverance and following through until you met your goal, has been the best advice so far.I look forward to meeting some local entrepreneurs in my area.

Wow probably one of the best threads I have seen in a while...the one statement that I have heard in relation to GSE's like fannie and freddie is "Privatized Profits and Socialized Losses" when things are good they get to profit and when things are bad we the taxpayers bail them out...Its amazing what the american free-enterpise system can do when given the opportunity...just look at all of the entrepreneurs that have creatively solved many of the problems that our government has created in relation to our current mortgage crisis...free markets work when they are not in competition with the government...either way this is gonna hurt for a while but I would prefer to have government out of the mortgage market completely...I think it would be the best thing for long term stability...

Then the rest is yours and you build on what you've learned.......they teach you to be an Entrepreneur, not a technician.

Maybe, but politics aside, market factors will dictate where an entrepreneur invests their money.