(See @J Scott 's e-book/diary on  building his spec home in Atlanta to get an idea of their Permitting/Inspections offices).The biggest positive starting the project was the team assembled was awesome to work with and had solid rehab experience.  

The property is in SE Michigan, but not Detroit.

The only time it would be worth buying a home (per se) when the rental only offsets the mortgage with little to no profit, is if I was able to buy it on terms with little to no money down. 

That should put you in the 35% tax bracket not to mention the SE taxes.

You mention it was in SE between Nationals Stadium and the new soccer stadium, but that description would put it in SW I think.

They are, per se, typically fairly complex and therefore only an expert should be consulted and not some forum.

In SE Michigan section 8 is extremely difficult to work with.

You might want to contact your local community legal services to see if they can offer you any legal assistance; dealing with bankruptcy is a complicated matter and probably not for pro se / DIY.

It's not an investment strategy, per se, but more of a cost-of-living strategy.It's a short-sided question.

@Joe O   I would love a fourplex in Summerlin or even in the SE/SW... and you're tellin' me it ain't going to happen. lol I appreciate the insight as I am interested in Multi-families.