```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````On the Buyer Side:If you are buying-controlling on a lease optionIf you are renting now, you can rent more house per dollar than owning (sometimes).If you need time to get qualified as far as paying down debt, or needing to boost your FICO score, leasing first then buying would be a good choice.My advice is to see a MLO (Mortgage Loan Originator) and see what needs improvement, get that in writing, and prospect for home sellers that need to sell.Benefits: You as a renter buyer can pay market rent and enjoy the benefits of a great neighborhood, and have the landlord pay taxes and maintenance.

If you sell you might purchase another rental at a much lower interest rate, thereby boosting your returns.

I renovated 2 out of 3 of the units, and then boosted rents from 650/ month (one unit) to $3049/ month.

Have you guys had your taxes in River Rouge increased dramatically this year?

I do not rely on appreciation as that can fluctuate dramatically up and down and you can’t count on it at least in my market.   

The easement was not recorded, the story is rather dramatic with slashing neighbor's vehicle tires to keep them from driving on the dirt road.

The reason you don't see (at least I don't) small apartments being built is because your cost per unit begins to drop fairly dramatically at scale.  

Why would this be happening at such a dramatic rate?

The prices of foreclosures have gone up dramatically.

As a licensed agent you'd have so many more tools at your disposal to turn these leads into paychecks as your audience of buyers would dramatically increase.