There's some serious renovation going on now so it seems to have some upward momentum. http://detroit.curbed.com/archives/2013/08/the-slowbutsteady-revival-of-palmer-park-continues.php http://www.modeldmedia.com/devnews/palmerparkapartmentrehabdetroit011512.aspx http://detroit.curbed.com/archives/2013/10/epic-architours-palmer-parks-apartment-district.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer_Park_Apartment_Building_Historic_District There are other neighborhoods aside from the more well-known ones near downtown and midtown that are doing OK-ish.

I also like the Real Estate Radio Guys, you can search for them in iTunes.

I recommend seeing if the county / city has any of the "as built" or original plans in archive.

We use that to archive a copy of the discussion. 

As for Rich Dad companies... you can try to figure out their convoluted ownership schemes in this SEC document (exhibit B): http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1095276/000101968710002457/tigrent_sc13d-062810.htm And after that, it appears Rich Global, LLC filed BK in Wyoming bankruptcy court: http://business-bankruptcies.com/cases/rich-global-llc with creditors that include Arizona Department of Revenue and the IRS.

Besides, laminate floors make "most" units look more "down market" than carpet, except in kitchens and baths where I always use ceramic tile.Please spend some time reading the archives here, pay particular attention to all the posts from people who thought a "skinny" deal was OK because it was a way to "get their feet wet", get started, get in the game etc.BTW, I pay CASH for all my deals, do my own repairs, except A/C (I can trouble shoot and repair that except for the "sealed-freon" bits) and I wouldn't bother to answer an ad on a deal like this.

I heard about BP through Itunes and I listen to the Podcast pretty much weekly.

read this article. and this will clearly explain why SF bay area and other markets that are prime that a little bit of negative cash flow is no biggee and is the better play.https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/201...

I would recommend listening to the iTunes podcast 'biggerpockets' starting at episode 1. 

It has everything you need from free online courses and videos to guide you, to BP's very own podcast in itunes for you to listen to.