Real estate is local-local and the intangibles and just as important as the tangibles...Without seeing more detail on this property, it's impossible for any experienced investor to give sound advice.

I know of five methods that, have varying %'s of success:1 - Crystal Ball = 20%2 - Ouija Board = 21%3 - Palm Reader = 22% +/-4 - Card Reader = 22 - 23%5 - Fortune Teller = 25% (but I think they're just more experienced at guessing)...or, you can just do a really good analysis...and hope for the best.

Do you wonderful people have any recommended podcasts/podcast episodes, website articles or anything of the quick, informative and inspirational mentality that I can listen and review with my family?

I personally experienced it.

I'm an experienced real estate investor who is interested in specifically entering the west side of Detroit market and I'm looking for a great real estate agent who's insights on the area could serve as leverage for me throughout the process of getting acclimated

I believe that what you are experiencing from your bank maybe not the normal. 

I am looking to get my foot in the door with an experienced investor/flipper.

And those who don’t get bad reviews and eventually are rejected by hosts in the future.I don’t have a problem with a lodging tax for short term rental properties.

You may want a different attorney for; contract review, tenant landlord issues, property settlements, a bulldog litigator, evictions, foreclosures, collections etc. i use  many different attorneys and  choose in part based on what I need to have done.

Aside from being responsive and knowledgeable, she is also a very experienced landlord and property manager and an expert in lease/purchase and owner financing.