Location wise this is in a fantastic intersection in one of the affluent suburbs in the country (Metro Atlanta), hence, assuming finding a new tenant is not that hard...but I could be wrong..

Something is missing...if there isn't a Board and the HOA (or I assume more likely a COA) is newly formed then why isn't the developer still in control of the HOA?

There are the obvious pros/cons of a duplex but then there are the non-obvious ones that come with being in Detroit.I actually have a fantastic article about this I can share but I'm unable to link to it in this post.

vs. needing to get checkbook control set up?

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Fantastic to hear that you were able to navigate the challenging purchase.

Detroit can be a fantastic place to invest if you’re prepared for the realities that come with it.

It did fantastic and I parlayed the profits into growing the business I have today.But that was 2016. 

With 30% vacancy in the area, filling space could be a challenge.NNN leases are great for minimizing expenses, but how much control do you actually have?

The way I countered this (still not as good as buying a note with idle cash but I have checkbook control) is the money paid out from a note fund I invested in is at Axos bank.