But, for instance, I sent them a notice of rent increase effective February 1 and needed them to confirm that they have accepted the new payment terms through our electronic payment system, and even after repeated notices, they are not responding.

You MUST understand this as the suburbs are usually much nicer than the city.All of these challenges are why we have a map of Metro Detroit on our website with the cities in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties listed, as well as 183 Neighborhoods in Detroit.The majority of the 48235 zip code is Class C, the question is, do you understand what that means?

Put it in a short term treasury fund while you take a few months to read a dozen books from both the biggerpockets.com and bogleheads.org websites.

If anything, when you accept rentals in the higher-end neighborhoods, the rent rate exceeds the voucher limit, meaning the resident has to have their own income in order to qualify.

If so, would you mind sharing their contact information, websites, etc. with me?

They keep rent low, give gifts and homemade cookies for Christmas, make upgrades whenever the tenant requests,  accept all the late rent excuses, etc.The truth is, your tenant is not your friend.

I would not accept less than GROSS monthly income 3x rent because realistically they are not likely to keep up with paying rent.

Don't accept ANY partial payments.

This list was pulled directly from Raleigh’s website here:Raleigh Permits for ADUs and Guidelines Click Here to ViewTo find your specific lot’s zoning, use IMAPS: https://maps.raleighnc.gov/imaps/2.

@Michael LynchI don't know of any 'large' bank that would accept a 3rd position.