That North-side label is used too often in the local news reporting shootings, etc. 

I liked it but there are a TON of people there and I wasn't too keen about it due to not being able to network as much as I wanted-Good news for you is that @Matthew Berry organized a Bigger Pockets get-together and you are right on time for that.

Flips and trying to make that first impression AMAZING  buy and holds and trying to maintain good law   or vacation rentals. Either way, a good exterior look is going to help to get properties rented or sold. However,...

Definitely going to want to have everything documented in a legal agreement so objectives and deliverables are clearly defined.You might even connect with someone on BP that's local to Lincoln.Best of Luck!

Detroit is like any other city with it's bad areas with one bonus...it has the extra benefit of the news media's love for the "story", and the "story" being that "one more time in Detroit".  

That being said, before buying make sure you vet the condo association documents or the HOA documents.

;)https://homes.yahoo.com/news/experts-rent-control-causes-more-problems-solves-181219436.htmlRising rents nationwide are causing rent control to gain traction — but not among economists, real estate analysts and other housing experts.A whopping 63 percent of experts surveyed for the Zillow Home Price Expectations Survey (ZHPE) said rent control ordinances are “government intrusions into the marketplace that, however well-intentioned, always create more problems than they solve.”It’s unusual for such a large group to agree on a single answer, according to Terry Loebs, founder of Pulsenomics LLC, which developed the Zillow-sponsored survey.

In this you would be wise to work with your accountant to use documentation to memorialize your intent to "hold the property for productive use in business trade or for investment".  

Search by document type...LP.

People stealing copper pipes is old news, it happens everywhere and people who think, not in this neighborhood are dreaming.