Have a pleasant face-to-face between tenant and landlord, and I think this can be a non-issue.

I built / or should say I refurbed studs out a 4 bd then built a new 4 bed behind it.. last year and that sold for 1.250  buyer is renting it by the room to collage students.. that's quite popular there as well. not as profitable of course as the air bnb..  

You work for buyers instead of the sellers. 

As one of the larger multi-family lenders in the city, a great deal of my clients are 2-4unit buyers/owners....many of them being primary residence purchases taking the "house-hacking" angle. 

A tip for the homewoner....the last thing a person in foreclosure needs is for some wannabe wholesaler to tie up their property “hoping” to flip the contract....the deal falls apart then the homeowner doesn’t have time to sell it to a real buyer.

-Flippers, and buy and hold investors, who are looking for properties and are serious buyers. 

networking and connecting buyers and sellers?).

I am an active cash buyer/buy and hold investor in Rochester Minnesota and always happy to purchase wholesale deals.

Prices are rising so that won't last forever, but it is there.Big difference - 1) The police respond and are active in enforcing laws to protect your tenants and homes2)  The schools are much better3)  The crime is MUCH lower  4)  You will be happier with your property manager5)  The homes will actually sell to end buyers, not just out of state investors.6)  People pay taxes and water bills in every city other then Detroit nearly all of the timeCan you make a HUGE return in Detroit! 

because a potential buyer will want to know what repair cost they need to factor into their budget.