The unit must be habitable before you let anyone live in it, let alone rent it.2.

A couple of them can work remotely and just travel the world while making 300 to 500K/year. 

Many of us that live around here travel back and forth over the stateline on a daily basis for work, family, shopping, doctors, anything. 

Since I have no idea what I'm doing, I have no bad habits to annoy you with.

More residential units are being built or rehabbed left and right: http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20180125/news...https://detroit.curbed.com/2018/1/26/16934714/cass...https://detroit.curbed.com/2018/1/11/16871194/stat...http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20170526/NEWS...Businesses have been moving back at a consistent clip: https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2017/10...https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michiga...https://www.freep.com/story/money/2017/08/18/linke...Detroit has been named by multiple sources as a top tourist destination in 2018: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/20/travel/detroit-...https://www.freep.com/story/travel/michigan/2017/1...Not to mention the fact that every major sports team has moved back into the city, and I won't even begin to link out all of the new restaurants, bars, and retail that have popped up over the last 3 years.We still have our hardships, which people have mentioned.

I'm just a traveler who has been living abroad for two years.

Don't delay if this is becoming a habit.  

I've been thinking a lot about hitting the road and traveling once we are empty nesters and I've been looking at RV's.  

I do flips and own rental units in Fall River, MA myself.All that aside, I know MA is close to home for you and I don't know how long you have been in or how much traveling you have done but if you are young then let the military take you as far away from home as you can get.

However, the type of repair, the extent of repair, and the duration of the repair will need to be taken into consideration.The tenants are entitled to a place that is "habitable" and to "peaceful enjoyment of the home".The landlord has certain obligations they must fulfill to protect the health and well being of the tenants during renovation and repair.There is a an excellent booklet put out by the EPA that landlords are required to provide to tenants when a significant amount our work is being done on an older building.