@Nick @Nick T. that's awesome!

Check out John T.

check your lease.If you don;t have one or this is not mentioned, take this as the way things will be in the future.

(I want to leave my full-time W2 job, and do my LLC self-employment business P/T, and start Doing Flips Full-time)2.

If they don't want to then just say N E X T!!

Its that plain and simple.Property crime rates are failing rapidly in Downtown and Midtown Detroit and Insurance companies have claimed for years they went on a zipcode by zipcode basis, and not once in the last 10 years have they adjusted the rates down for these areas....hmmm.I'm simply saying it's not a good idea to lie to insurance companies because if you ever need to make a claim then (a) you'd be committing insurance fraud and (b) you risk having your claim denied.I have no idea if insurance companies are redlining in Detroit (they very well could be).

Work through the commercial department at small banks. many times i was able to offer with no finance contingency because my banker would give me a loan commitment instead of a preapproval. 

That doesn't sound too bad if it is in good shape and in the neighborhood you want...close to a T?

Heck if you like the financial stuff because of your background and apptitude for it, you may like writing Notes, not want the liability/burden of the actual home-ownership, and not need the MLS ever again...focus on learning in real-life first building relationships, then commit to a strategy/plan...Hope that helps :) 

@Edmund Ricker Kudos for committing to your goals by writing them down!