Local bank loan Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Hire a Real Estate Agent5.

Plus, the appreciation in Detroit is very real.

If you have any tips about house hacking or real estate in general it would all be appreciated!

When investing OOS you need to know what you're trying to achieve through real estate and you need to source and develop a top tier core-4 team.

Real estate is supposed to be the little extra that you end up retiring with.It's kinda like the 401k.

The german real estate landscape is very very different from what you are used to.

Plus if you want to do the STR loophole and offset your active income with "losses" from your STR, you will need the losses to flow to your personal tax return.

@Ken LivingstonRule number one for maximizing your income in real estate  is to not spend money that doesn’t earn you money unless you have to.  

If you look outside city limits make sure you do some research on the septic system, your lot size, if you even have room for a backup field , the ability to replace septic is becoming a real issue statewide.