Having good accountants will be an important item to afford scalability. 

Just get into the market (IF you can afford it). 

Or try the reverse - rehab a property to Class A standards in a Class D neighborhood and try to get a Class A or B tenant to rent it.Unfortunately, many newbie real estate investors are jumping into buying affordable Class C rentals - expecting Class A results.

The market has a lot of strong points right now: affordable entry prices, great rent-to-price ratios, and high demand for rentals, especially in the Section 8 space.What’s even more exciting is the direction Detroit is heading.

Affordable housing? 

Instead:401(k) loans: They’re low-interest, and you’re paying yourself back.Roth rollovers If you can afford the taxes now, this gives future flexibility.Creative financing: I’ve seen clients leverage partnerships or seller financing to limit retirement fund withdrawals.One thing to consider: real estate markets today are vastly different from a decade ago.. so opportunities may require extra creativity.Have you looked into specific deals yet?

It's affordable and offers strong cash flow potential.

They will need to figure out for themselves if they can afford the increase.

They needed a lot of work and we have been able to get them at a price that allowed us to afford the repairs.

I like big TVs because they almost require 0 maintenance and are pretty affordable