Document everything – the filth, the cat party, the warnings.

The best option would be to partner with an agent that is investor friendly, which would allow you to have a professional that can give you good insights.

This can be a win-win for both parties.

I plan on putting some elbow grease myself but mostly contracting the work out to allow the professionals to do what they do best. 

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Let's keep this discussion professional, ethical, and constructive.Your input could make a significant difference in the success of my real estate ventures, and I'm sure it'll benefit others in the community too.

Our experience in renovating and selling homes, coupled with our individual professional backgrounds, gives us confidence in our ability to succeed in this new endeavor.

As an escrow officer, a bad contract or a bad deal puts them in the seat of the agent, attorney, therepist, life coach and financial advisor for all parties.

I had an experience with Fund & Grow where they work on the customer behalf to get approval for 0% Apr business cardsthey have a PoA to work on the behalf of the Client which is totally fine - however Lender do not like that and one of the Lender - FNBO - that approved me for a Business Card with $ 15,000 at 0% Apr for 12 months - after 2 weeks sent me a letter reducing my credit limit to $ 3,000 and upon calling the Lender they told me the reason of the lowering was due to the fact they found out there was a 3rd party pulling the request of the business card.I explained that to Limitless Funding Source and I asked - in case some like this happens - your fee is 15% to be paid within 48 hours from funding but if I got let's say reduced $ 50,000 to $ 25,000 or lower I will know maybe after 2 weeks - and in the meantime I already pay you guys 15% of $ 50,000 which is $ 7,500 for your fee and then I have only $ 25,000 available with $ 7,500 cost which is a 30% fee - are you guys going to refund me the difference?

Before taking the leap, thoroughly research Section 8 in Detroit, talk to experienced professionals, and carefully analyze the numbers, factoring in possible risks and rewards.