NW covers a broad range of neighborhoods.

Oil prices remain a huge X factor, and housing prices (at least with respect to rents) are being held back by the most supply EVER being built and coming online here in 2024.

Payments can be made in either 3 separate payments or in paid full around the thousand dollar range.

Typically it's 70-80% range.

PLUS, if a bank decides at the last minute they don’t want to borrow you money for a new type and price range of property for you.

For a partnership where you're providing all labor and the broker is funding the deal, a fair split typically ranges from 30-50% for you and 50-70% for the broker, depending on the value and complexity of your labor versus the financial risk they're taking.

For costs, you’ll typically need to budget for title insurance (usually around 0.5%-1% of the purchase price), attorney fees (varies but can range from $500-$2,000 depending on the complexity), and closing costs (might include recording fees, escrow fees, and other admin costs—generally $500-$2,000).

From what I hear, Vrbo is much worse than Airbnb in this respect.

I'm not familiar with Detriot, but it looks like Cleveland would make more sense in the 150k price range 

Go with a smaller rental and you should be able to find something in that 300k to 350k price range.