Most suburban cities have VERY limited lots and most of those are zoned R-1, meaning only a single-unit house can be built.In the City of Detroit, it's cheaper to buy one and rehab than build!

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

I have already reached out to several valet trash services that service multi-family residences in hopes they would also serve a single family home, so waiting to hear back about that.  

Every single one of them has either said no, they didn't, or "I didn't know that was an option." 

Quote from @Joshua Janus: Cleveland, Ohio is a great market to focus on for cash flow and specific pockets have gone up 2x and upwards of 4x in the last 5-10 years even!

I’m focused on single-family properties right now.

I am just saying, it is really expensive and not even for a mentorship.

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

We think we can break even with a conventional sale but have no idea.

Rental homes - especially paid for ones - are a good retirement supplement, or even plan if you have enough of them to offset vacancies & expenses.