The worst PM imitation I ever had the misfortune of employing

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I had the same uneasy feeling thinking about ditching my W2 job to pursue a career in real estate, when the market turned for the worst.

I am from some of the worst areas in Detroit and have since moved outside of the areas that would be considered “unsafe” but because I am from Detroit I am familiar with areas that are redeveloping and have great growth potential; lots of new construction, townhomes even, and lots of land.

What sorts of questions can I ask her to learn how much risk this is? 

Two doors doesn't provide any sort of scale to make the cash flow more predictable. i would think hard if this is really worth your time, money, and effort...please explain the quote about two doors? 

That property looks fantastic actually, I think sorting out the budget would be our biggest challenge.

It is quite rural and it is much easier to get a permit for these sorts of things if you even need one.

Many times they will claim it's wonderful and then try to hide their worst deals by only showing completed deals.

Mostly due to the fact my spouse and I agreed on her to have zero involvment in any sort of RE investing (and its our home) I think once you have a good 6-12 months of reserve cash (operating expenses for your own life saved as a back up incase things go bad) save enough liquidity to get the ball rolling on your first invesment.