Thanks for the tips and suggestions @Andrew Steffens and @Michael Baum.

@Jesse Simmons  I did a similar deal as this in the past. 

I have two properties with MSHB and plan to keep using them in the future. 

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.DM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

The 80/20 rule applies to most things in life but in Portland real estate it’s more like the 90/10 rule...10% of the agents do 90% of the work.

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

I want to get more of your perspective before responding. 

You can easily do this for free.

In this case it might be more of a 20/65/15 to get what you need out of selling the 1st. 

In fact, some of the best opportunities in real estate come from properties that others overlook—distressed homes with potential that just need the right investor to bring them back to life.If you’ve been in the game long enough, you know that distressed properties can offer huge upside, but they also come with their own set of challenges.