It covers real-world liability cases and outlines practical steps owners and managers can take to reduce risk, improve safety, and protect their investments.One takeaway that stuck with me: “Financial constraints are not a valid defense against premises liability.”Broken gates, poor lighting, and overgrown landscaping aren’t just maintenance issues, they can be legal and financial liabilities.The article focuses heavily on CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) and includes actionable recommendations for site layout, surveillance, community engagement, and maintenance practices. 

Maybe @Travis Biziorek can shed some light on the Detroit market for you.

I have tried the heavy rehab and light cosmetic retouch project, but I always thought that if the lot is priced right, I'd rather build from scratch and avoid the painful and expensive renovation works.

It’s very difficult to hold bad guests, publicly accountable and warn other hosts about them in the same way that you can on Airbnb and VRBO.3.

If they are putting recessed lighting in and you are not, you are not up to comps.

Warn them that you will report them to the state commission if they attempt to charge you or refuse to comply with your demand.3.

Then, once the property is purchased, I want to get a mortgage (delayed financing) to pull out most of the $150K and repay my parents, keeping the remaining equity in my name.However, the lender warned that if the $120K shows in my account and is traced to my parents, it could be a problem since gift funds aren’t allowed for investment purchases.So I’m trying to find out:Can this be done?

Here is what Im doing hopefully it works for you Step 1: Set up keyword alerts on Zillow & Redfin for houses that meet your specific criteriaStep 2: Join FB Groups, off market listing sites scour them daily fro dealsStep 3: Look for signs of "stress" listings over 90 days old, keywords like motivated seller all might be a green light for negotiation.

I will be brutally honest; if your not a farm-kid yourself, you probably got better odd's of getting to the moon by lighting your fart's than you do of breaking in as a listing agent in Ag. 

Few lights still to buy and switch covers to put in.