House had a complete refresh of all interiors walls, lighting, upgrade bathrooms, exterior repairs to stucco, fence repair, granite counters and repaint the kitchen cabinets.

we provide coffee/tea to every guest, and refresh linens per request, provide misc items like car brush/umbrella/battery, etc. 

Heard from a successful investor, and left feeling refreshed and uplifted.No date set for the next meetup.

When I leave Decatur for a couple of days and return I get that refreshing order I become accustomed too here in town (old burning tires and other smells lol).I have a pretty good grasp on the market here in town as well as the small surrounding areas.

The project list includes replacing the kitchen counter-top, repaint kitchen cabinets and a bathroom refresh (i.e. replace the vanity, mirror, lighting, clean grout on wall tiles and new epoxy coating of the existing tub). 

However, they are not always full weekend workshops and you don't get recordings or refreshers on the classes. 

I'm about to write about the subject and I just wanted to refresh my memory to try to give the most honest and even assessment on the subject.

Well, I remember there was a thread a couple of days ago, started by a UK investor, about a property management problem she had with her property in Detroit.I just happened to find out that a friend of mine (really, not me as I do not have any interest in investing in Detroit) got caught in a similar scam targeting at foreigners.My friend is a Japanese citizen like myself who bought a duplex through another Japanese agent working in the Detroit market.When he bought the property at $25,000, the duplex had two units occupied and rent paid for $450 each.The agent said that this property was located in a nice, strong rental area so it should be rented out quickly and claim a same or similar rent amount even if current tenants moved out.Well, soon after he purchased the property, one tenant stopped paying rent so he had to evict him.

I may need to put $20K upfront to refresh the house.

5-10 Craigslist ads per property and refresh them throughout day.