I have a few I can recommend as well, for the city and suburbs.

.#1 I would call the city rentals department directly and ask if the seller's license will remain active until the day yours becomes active.

I am also a huge believer that with massive affordability issues in cities people will start to migrate to smaller towns that they can afford.

@Philip Beckwith typically in Michigan, you can only do a tax appeal in February.The instructions will be on the back of your winter tax bill.You will need to have great comparables to challenge the City Assessor's valuation.

Do both cities zoning make it very hard to build 2-4 unit properties? 

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!

I'm not counting those since I don't manage them, but I typically avoid cities and states with laws antagonistic to landlords.

Some cities you need to register.

Where in North City did you buy this house? 

Hi Devin, yes my company does contracting work and we also work with the City of Birmingham on many projects..