But those are SWAMP issues that seem to be being delt with, and beyond the ability of most people to make happen--besides probably being illegal.Other than getting the National part of this to either Quiet Down on it 100% or reverse themselves on it, I doubt the local parts will stop implementing it.Just my 2 cents.

It isn't what I do full time so I just don't have the ability to keep up. 

@Scott Bieri Elements Financial is a local credit union.

If the title is clean and you have the ability to get your investment out, then why not

Just search on it in BP and it should come up.If you have the ability, I've found many of the local banks are pretty flexible on lending on fixer properties that conventional lenders or the big banks (BofA, Chase) won't touch.  

Agents typically don’t want to waste their time showing houses to people who don’t actually have the ability to buy them. 

If you have the ability to be VERY hands on and you are truly committed, you can make Detroit investing work since you are local. 

The ability of managing rentals and projects with one location is also a plus for buying small multis being an out of state investor.

And then a new one was just approved via a bill a few months ago that, though not funded yet, will have a $1m a year budget (to start with) to help tenants with a lot of stuff (look up KC Tenant Bill of Rights).As for the registrations, THERE IS ENFORCEMENT but Kansas City, Missouri is a 318sq mile city with less than 20 inspectors doing all that enforcement.

If it is student loans or low interest and doesn't affect your ability to get a mortgage, go for it.