And I've seen your responses to other posts regarding DM, so I was surprised to see something saying you used mailers. 

It *should* already be in there, but you would hate to get a bad surprise on any of that.

Having this clearly laid out should hopefully eliminate surprises down the road.The painting of the room is unfortunately a "he said, she said" situation.  

Yes, I was very surprised to see that you could work within an LLC with a broker or salesperson to avoid needing your own license.

I moved to Michigan almost 6 weeks ago, so I'm looking at the market with very fresh eyes.Listening to the BP podcasts, I'm surprised at the unilateral position that Josh and Brandon consistently weave into their podcasts that investing in Detroit is to be completely avoided.

I have done some research on him and he seems to not have much experience (no surprise) on either agent/wholesaler side and the fact he is now dodging calls is shady.

I would be surprised if he actually applies once he finds you are actually going to screen.

This area is not an area of appreciation, so we can't figure on that.I mentioned to my wife the idea of moving in to the house (after a 3 month renovation) due to it being in a better location and to my surprise, she was tentatively on board (with about an extra 5k of upgrades of course (new walk in shower, open lower level floor plan, some flooring, etc).What makes the most financial sense and why?

I am a guy that hates some surprises, so love options to avoid the wrong kind and being committed if it seems like maybe something is not kosher.

So, you're really stuck with playing this game (set up by the same folks who told you a house was your biggest investment, what a surprise) and paying these costs.All these other options - lease/option, wrap mortgage, subject to, etc are risky.