@Jay Hinrichs 😂 Hopefully I’ll get you eventually!

Some people only consider "scaling" to be big leaps and bounds, but real estate investing is a long game and that constant forward movement eventually equals scale. 

The apartment building will have another apartment eventually, but that is last on my list. 

Eventually I would like to start to acquire detached SFH or small multi-family, but for now, my available funds stretch the furthest on row homes due to their lower price points.Are row homes safe enough investments?

Our plan is to hold onto this property and eventually rent (in 3 - 5 years).

Right now you prepare yourself no rent and eventually an eviction possibility.From your last post, it looks to me that they are initiating communication with the tenant right now.

Eventually I will add more tools from the list as I perfect them one at a time.

The market is very competitive, but I'm hoping persistence will pay off and I will eventually get a good deal.

Being that multi-family properties don't appreciate well comparatively to SFHs, and I don't need cash flow right away until I am ready to quit my job, I was thinking that I could use the cash flow on all of the properties to aggressively pay down the loans as fast as possible and eventually skyrocket the cash flow. 

While you can increase your chances of NOT getting screwed with your zip code based approach, you will eventually get screwed because you buy in the City of Detroit block-by-block.Put another way, I can take you to the best zip code from your analysis and show you houses you'd be a fool to buy.I can also take you to the worst zip codes and show you houses that would be a pretty solid investment.