Hello everyone, I am new to investing and I seeking some guidance/assistance.Can someone please help in pointing me in the right direction as far as what part of Detroit is a good area to invest in or stay away from?

I have already seen the new forms/addendums that will be used here in Arizona, the common one for this will be the Seller Compensation Addendum.The one thing that might happen in your discount buyer agent scenario is you might get a buyers agent who agrees to a lower commission and then the listing agent is offering a co-broke that is higher than he agreed to, well now that buyers agent will only be able to get paid the lower amount he agreed to and the listing agent will keep the remainder, so listing agents could end up getting paid more.As far as your question on what to pay an agent, I view it similarly to hiring an attorney, there are discount attorney's and they might be okay for some people in some circumstances, or if you know the proper procedures and deadlines then maybe you do it on your own without an attorney.

We needed a new queen mattress for a just in case situation.

The house was built in 1913, so I'd be very surprised if there were any new settling.

He also teaches a "niche" technique, using Lease Options, which is great for a investor that is new to the business.

Purchase properties using a TrustI already have a Revocable Trust setup but it includes my full name in the title of the trust, so this would defeat the purpose of staying anonymous.I could create a new trust with a random name, but I heard the "Trustees" section of the trust also get published to public records. 

Complete remodel, redid or replaced all flooring, plumbing, electrical, new roof on the garage and retied all the windows.

I have many GC's who have placed bids on conducting a full rehab / even new build, and the area is in a great neighborhood with $400k homes across the front yard.

I suspect the 2nd floor addition of 2 BR and .5 Bath is unpermitted\.

I'm about to close on a lot in Chicago logan square shortly and thinking about tearing down the 2-flat for a new single family.Can anyone who has done this help point me to the right direction?