A very large portion of the tax base has left and moved to lesser taxed surrounding counties.

Hey Carl, I have a few S8 tenants in Detroit, but most of my tenants are "cash paying".I'd start by searching the forums here for "section 8" related threads.

For those of who have/use a bookeeper, how much are you paying?

We ended up having to pay a professional bookkeeper monthly to manage it.

property tax is near fixed in CA.

I'm particularly passionate about Tax Lien/Deeds, Flip, and BRRRR.Outside of real estate, I enjoy spending time with my lovely wife and two kids, networking, and traveling.Excited to learn and connect with you all!

If your wife is a stay-at-home mom and is involve with managing the rentals you may want to explore Real Estate Professional Status as an alternative tax strategy or along side your STR tax strategy.

If you need financial help, ask under the "Finance, Tax, and Legal" forum.

If you end up with 40k cash on the all cards you need to pay that off in 12 months for 0% interest or else you will be paying a high amount. 

Once you “buy it” she owes all the taxes.