I've already spoken with a property manager and agents, but I'd like to hear firsthand experiences from other new investors in the Detroit market, especially within the first year or two of their initial investment.

ADU seems not to add much value search the forums for experiences

I would be thrilled to explore potential collaboration opportunities, share knowledge, and learn from your collective experiences.

I am NOT saying that's what you are doing or did, just saying over my many years of experience as a GC that this happens quite often and is off-putting .

I have not had that experience dealing with appraisers, but I have definitely heard of people running into this situation.

If she can't provide this information than it would be a judgement call on your part, but in my experience without providing this info, the best a renter could do would be to get a notarized letter from the husband stating agreement to the alimony, how much they're paying and for how long.

I have a client that is having a great experience with her mid term rentals so far.

For a property of this profile they will require fairly extensive documentable property investment and management experience. 

If not, my experiences with designing for families is that once kids are teens they retreat to their bedrooms on their phones, and only come out for pizza, so don’t worry about a “family space that includes teens.”

Anyone who got into the RE game after 2010 really hasn't been in the business long enough to experience a down cycle.