I don't have experience in the Detroit market, but I assume there are plenty of properties available that look great on paper but are going to be a real challenge to manage properly, especially from across the country.

I plan not to buy a single thing, other than groceries and health related products (I'm getting surgery on aforementioned foot) for this week. 

This time of year is periodically slower but you also have a lot of rentals coming on the market this time of year and new product being introduced to the marketplace

@Grant Steiner - If you're planning to rent it for a year or two before moving and getting your own residence the most important things will be making sure you have signed leases and that you are properly reporting everything on your taxes.

Do everything by the book, and in the case when you are faced with a lawsuit, use a good liability policy as a first line of defense, and your LLC that you have properly structured and documented  as the second.

You should be able to locate an excel spreadsheet in the proper format. 

I wouldn't shy away from the deal.. just realized you would have to give proper notice of non-renewal to that apartment and you also let sec 8 know the lease is not going to be renewed. 

Communicate to the sellers that you're willing to perform, but they need to either properly remediate the issue or lower the price.I know you're looking for people who have specifically negotiated this with a bank as seller.  

You will find that this meeting will be a very productive 2 hours a month.

But if she isn't familiar with that market - and I'm certainly not - then she may not have any idea how to properly market it.