I put an offer in on the rental I currently occupy, but came in under where my landlord (and 1 partner in this property) were looking at to even entertain giving up a cash flowing property. - He bought this 4br/2ba for 285k put 20k +/- in and I rent for 2700.

Or mean to this tenant?

If you’re looking to invest in a market close to home, it helps to network with as many local investors as you can.

I have wholesaled properties like this in the past, but I'd like to keep this one for myself if possible. 

Although I am picky of about who i do this with..

This.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

You want a short term rental policy like @Garrett Brown listed.Regarding the 1m liability, we have 2m and a 5m umbrella.Now this is going to depend on where your STR is.

This implies that rather than pay the loan early, you are likely to do better putting that money in S&P or you can do far better using it to make a smart RE investment.- current f/f is around 6%.

Is this  your main work?