But, my experience is that SEO never works for this kind of arrangement.

Generally, in my experience most listing agents aren't doing much more than throwing the house on the MLS.Because of that, before I got licensed in one of my states, I did a limited service arrangement when I paid a brokerage company like $400-500 to list my property, and they directed all activity to me.

Although I used google voice during tenant finding stage, my tenant does have my cell.  

I'm activelykicking tires, so still in concept stage, so timeframe is notimmediate, more like 6-12 months.

@Sean Krohn The property was still in the sellers possession when the arrangements were made, so it's a foregone conclusion.

In Corporate America, people who are told bad news (like they're getting laid off) usually go through a three-stage process of shock, panic, and anger.

I want to get this career jump started but I’m at the stage in my life where I am about to start a family and looking to get a house for my family first before diving into REI.

@Garfield Thompson Hi, Garfield, yes I’m in the final stages of finishing up my second flip and closing on my first multi family buy and hold in October.

If you'd like boots on the ground and/or JV opportunities in Detroit I've got teams that work on apartment syndication (we seek passive investors only at this stage) and a team working on picking up small MFHs.

I haven't tried this type of arrangement lately with conventional lenders.