I can't find much out about them online.

The original owner had it listed online (local legit wholesaler) so I replied all with a copy of the guys asking price and asked what value she added to earn 15k?

A friend suggested I join this forum for tips and details on escrow, renovations, renting out, and property taxes.

Curt,Thank you so much for the tips and adviceGoing to the website right now 

These are just some things I came up with to ease into RE...If I decide RE is right for me by reading on BP and such, my future plan would probably be to sign up for an online real estate class with Moseley and get my RE Salesman Certification.  

We have found some small apartments online in the detroit area but being from out of state we need to find a good realtor and property manager in the detroit area.

Ty for any tips in advance.

I have a hard time selling it , and it sits on the Market for months on end, and I end up eating the Bill.I understand that I can Rent it out , but I'm using Private $ , so the Backer will of course won't their$ back + the $ we agree upon once it sells.But if I can't sell it , then i'm stuckAny and all insight , tips and advice is much appreciated

Thanks so much for the tips @Kelli D.!

Most people seem to avoid the conversation about all the Real Estate risk takers that played the biggest part in the housing crisis.A few years before the bubble burst I was encountering real estate investors, house flippers, and buy-and-hold participants everywhere I went, my waitress at The Cheesecake Factory, the two McDonalds employees talking deals on their lunch break, the clerk at the grocery store, everyone everywhere appeared to be a real estate investor in one form or another getting a piece of the housing boom.The underlining problem I noticed was during the rush to get into the RE industry most of the people capitalizing in the industry never learned the basics of RE investing and were simply doing what their friends, neighbors, coworkers, or online postings told them to do to get a piece of the pie.