I am now about 20 podcasts deep from bigger pockets and it has completely changed my way of thinking.

She was a long-term tenant (nine years) and, judging from what I saw when I went through the place, didn't do a lot of deep cleaning while she was there.

Today, I have 5 cabins personally, and the net-to-me income is deep into 6 figures.  

New furniture and a deep clean.

YES, we may be a little biased, but check out our blog here on BP comparing Detroit to other cities and Deep Dives on Metro Detroit cities & neighborhoods: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...Your biggest question shouldn't be WHERE to invest, but HOW you will invest!

If you were looking to BRRRR a HELOC might be a good choice, but if you are just going the buy and hold route, then the refinance might be the better option.It sounds like you're already deep into it on this one, but in the future, if you buy at a sufficient discount, and maybe include some reno in the plan you may avoid large down payments, and get your equity through forced appreciation. 

YES, we may be a little biased, but check out our blog here on BP comparing Detroit to other cities and Deep Dives on Metro Detroit cities & neighborhoods: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...Your biggest question shouldn't be WHERE to invest, but HOW you will invest!

And until someone with deep pockets takes them to court and wins (not settling as that usually seals the outcome and its not made public). 

*long, deep sigh*

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