Detroit is very block-by-block, so knowing the dynamics in the area you’re targeting is key.2.

My recommendation would be to get approved as a Landlord, contact the director's office and request that an inspection be completed before a tenant is selected (sometimes they will do this as long as you select a tenant within 14 days - which you want anyways), and have an online application and screening resource in place.  

I do not believe I am RentRedi's target consumer as I have more needs than others and that has been true for other business relationships I tried to build in my time, but I hate when things have to end on sour notes and the fact that it took publicly criticizing the service to get attention is more than disappointing on RentRedi's part as a service business.

The @Dave Meyer book Start with Strategy will also be a good resource.

@Apryl Skahill To get your risk-averse spouse on board with real estate investing, start by educating him with beginner-friendly resources that highlight the long-term stability, cash flow potential, and tax benefits of real estate, such as depreciation deductions and offsetting W-2 income.

Airdna is a good resource and tool, but I wouldn't rely solely on that platform for data.

What financial targets do you have?  

That data would be sales price after remodel (the true numbers some agents really don't have the experience to be comping the property), the days on market you will experience (this is great info because you want to recycle the money quickly), and resources to sell the place fast not slowly which you do not want this because this could put your holding costs extremely high and push the property to little profit or no profit. 

Meetup.com is a good resource for those but some of the groups will also post here on Bigger Pockets Marketplace too.

Also, I am so grateful for the Bigger Pockets podcasts and tools/resources because a lot of what I've learned or clarified has been from listening to you all.Thank you for your time, and I look forward to learning from or working with you all!