Quote from @Kar Sun: My tenant's lease is coming to a close and I am relieved she will be moving soon.She has been paying on time but has been extremely unpleasant and rude.While the money does not smell my mental sanity is more important than money in this case.She sent me a registered letter stating that she feels "unsafe because we have not done the fixes the way she wanted it".She requests to have her witness for a walkthrough.In my state a walkthrough is required but I am not about to grant it to her to bring any witnesses as that is not in my contract.If she feels unsafe she does not have t be present.I also do not treat a final walkthrough with a tenant as a final sign off.This walkthrough does not include a detailed inspection of the plumbing and the appliances that will be done after she departs.This is simply for the visible cosmetic issues and should take less than 1 hr.  

I've personally done 60 deals in Detroit this year and I've seen monthly property taxes anywhere from $20/mo (extremely rare) to $350/month.

You can probably find an online link about how extreme temperature changes are not the ideal way to heat a home and cost more in the long run.I don't know what the local rental rules are where you are, but look them up and see if you can give her notice. 

California has extremely high home prices, Taxes and HOA's in some places.

@Tom StevensonHELOC money is extremely expensive - if you buy something that is 100% financed, either entirely with the proceeds from the HELOC, or with HELOC money for the down payment and a conventional loan, you will lose money.

You can make SFR work but extremely tough in traditional sense.

You can use Spokeo for cheap to lookup owner's numbers. 6 deals out of 191 was extremely good! 

Prices will be extremely high - I don't think most investors are buying in these areas unless you have a lot of money and plan to house hack.  

On August 31st, you wrote:> I've been using Baselane for rent collection for about 6 months now, and I've been extremely satisfied with it.

I have two vacancies in two different markets and it has been extremely slow despite the positive feedback and price.