Personally I'd invest in other affordable-but-growing markets in the Midwest, which are currently seeing greater price appreciation and job growth than Detroit, while still having decent cashflow potential.But the Detroit MSA had its first population increase in decades this year, indicating Detroit has "bottomed out," and will only continue to grow from here on out. 

@Hide Harashima It does help, I have been in the hospitality biz in Hudson & Catskill for a decade, NYC before that, converted careers and excited to invest in an area I know and cooked for !

To give you a bit of background, I know very little about bookkeeping beyond managing my budget for the last three decades (ugh), so this is all pretty new to me.Here’s my current setup:I’ve had a property management company using AppFolio to handle the heavy lifting – rent collection, owner distributions, expenses, and the whole shebang.

It “emerged” decades ago! 

You're asking someone to spend a lot of time and energy to share what they've spent years - maybe decades - learning and developing.

Even if you’re focused on Houston, the same principles apply—finding areas with promising growth and strong rental demand.Strategic Growth:Since you’re considering building up to 10 properties in the next decade, you might want to look at markets that offer both affordability and growth potential.

There are more listings to choose from now than any other time in nearly a decade.

I've been killing it with Section 8 deals in Cleveland for over a decade.

I'm looking for something repeatable (not sure how repeatable my commercial deal would be) that I can use for the next decade to build equity and cash flow. 

I have been BRRRR-ing for over a decade in Milwaukee and it's not like deals were always easy to find, but once a house has been sitting on the market for 6 months, sellers get more motivated to discuss a less than ideal priced offer.