Note i put forth effort in an attempt to maintain a leveraged position   With the recent rate hikes, my equity position has never been higher which i consider undesired (but teading 3% rates for over 6% rates is more undesired).  

I know, there are plenty of red flags there, but I do believe it is worth the risk when I consider how happy it makes my wife, how life-changing it will be for the family, how minor the financial impact will be on me, and how it gives me the opportunity to practice the steps of real estate investing with forgiving tenants.Finally, I am going to attempt to self manage as nothing comes close to cash-flowing if you include PM costs.

It might be easiest to simply not renew the lease if its a 1 year lease.  

attempting to respond earnestly to your post - Satanic ritual abuse is a real and serious issue that often goes completely under the radar for many reasons.

The headache of playing peacemaker between 3-5 unrelated tenants doesn't sound worth the premium management fee; not to mention rent by room generally brings in lower quality tenants which require significant more management.With that said, higher rates are pushing investors toward rent by room simply because it's the only option for cash flow (at least in Denver) which is why I have so many folks reaching out.If you currently have rent by room investments or perhaps you're a PM currently offering rent by room, I'd love to hear your feedback and any advice you may have. 

If you’re looking for a single-family home under $200,000 and you don’t care what city or county it’s in and you simply wanted to meet the 1% percent rule, you might be able to find that.

To me knowing Detroit area like I do these days I would simply pass on any neighborhood that has bars and caged condenser units and this kind of theft I dont think there is much long term upside and just a ton of risk..

Second, when Boomers lose their jobs, they often simply retire, and they are an enormous generation

I simply asked but how many qualify for a house around the median price point(this was for Raleigh, NC), he responded oh maybe 10-15% of the new applicants.

Even paying it late they're obviously making an attempt, which is 99% more than most tenants would do.