@Drew Sygit thanks for the suggestions and tips!

. - PRO TIP: many builders lose their license then create new company in name of wife or other relative/friend.2) Check Better Business Bureau, but don't assume all the complaints are legit. - If there area MANY, then that is a problem.

Some great tips I have learned over the years:  bump every property liability coverage from 300k to 1M. 

Here are a few tips as you get started:Research the Market: Get to know different neighborhoods in Detroit.

Welcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

I just want to make it work as renting the house will allow me to still save some money.Anyone have similar experience or any tips would be greatly appreciated.

When the loss occurs, which it will in one out of seven times, the unsophisticated investors does not understand it’s merely the law of mathematics and wants to attribute something sinister to a statistically verifiable event.This is why as a sponsor - syndicator - fund manager I DON’T like the deals that allow the general public to invest.  I

@Mark Allen Hopefully, this gold mine is still producing.

Those products do exist.Here's some tips on how to find lenders that write this in Texas and for everyone else just in case it get's researched.1.

I would love tips on how to use this service effectively to identify the best properties that meet my criteria.