@Jason Sinclair, having a designer for a wife, I would answer that it really depends heavily on each house, the flow and usability of the spaces as they are, and the overall use of space in the house as a whole.That being said, while there may be a small shift towards more separated spaces, "open concept" is by no means dead, and in many markets, most people seem to still want to have connectivity between their communal spaces.In fact, my wife's current flip is a split level (although technically it is a split-foyer), and she is taking out a structural wall to connect the kitchen, dining and living areas.  

Add a Rental Security provision to receive stock options in Lazy Dogs LLC for any upside when it goes public!

If my main goal was cash flow, I'd sell all my properties, except one and put the money into index funds/stocks - cash flow has been great the past 3 years.

Unfortunately, I live in the dead center of it.

Like accidentally leaving the car light on in the car and having your car battery dead in the morning.

I have googled it and it takes me to links that are too broad and end up as a dead end. 

He is interested in REI, has good basic knowledge on REI and has more than enough saved up for down but hesitate because of current market, interest rate, rental demand, capex, first investment jitters, draw of stock market, etc, etc. 

If you’re not prepared for that, Detroit (and similar markets) might not be a fit.Older housing stock means more maintenance.

And if you do, you are going to possibly sacrifice the value of the tenant that you get for the price that you're getting upfront, and if you're going to lose your tenant that you currently have then you risk the vacancy, having to do a rent turn, and that would come with more maintenance, and many additional costs that you would have To encumber that would most likely far exceed that $160 extra that you were trying to raise in the first place. vacancy means no money coming in, and then your investment is dead in the water.

Just to pump the stock up.