If you are not familiar with the area (selecting a location because property is cheaper than your home base), often that great deal might be 10 blocks in the wrong direction and you get burned. 

Only in the last 3-4 months has he said he's seen some light at the end of the tunnel and they're starting to see minor insurance premium relief on properties, but it's for the best of the best assets (New construction, concrete block, 250+ units, etc).

And all the Yardi Youtube tutorials have been blocked for the public. 

You're just stacking risk factors in a tougher, blocking and tackling market. 

If you rent through an off-site company, the on-site company blocks your room off and won't rent it to anyone who comes in the hotel or resort.

While small/old, it's a block from Baylor Hospital and is a fantastic location for a rental.

I can think of 4-5 houses he lived in on the same street within a block of each other.   

But I know the city well and spent 5 years on the ground in the Detroit area.Newer folks need to do a ton of research and/or work with someone that has a ton of experience and is going to be honest with you.Detroit can be extremely block by block.

However, you can take a block of dates and change the nightly minimum just for that block.

As long as all the above are allowed by zoning and culvert possible via city building and engineering, and none of it blocks ROW, that neighbor couldn’t stop you, and his free “green zone” goes bye bye.