I came out of college lost, like most, and with debt, again like most...I started out by working for a build developer in my area.

Try to hire someone who lives in the neighborhood for basic tasks like exterior cleaning and or landscaping.

Over the next 5 years Detroit will become a major international destination due to the joint planning and development effort between Metro Detroit and Ontario Canada.

I wanted to hope on here and ask a question to all my business development people out there.

Great idea - house hacking is definitely a positive direction to take and I've personally previewed a few really great house hacking opportunities in Los Angeles over the last couple of weeks.I'm a realtor in Los Angeles, but also an active investor/developer and so I would simply say that there are lots of ways to find capital for investment properties that don't involve your own property.

Ok, yes, people should have more common sense but is that truly their fault, or fault of those who were tasked with educating them? 

Of course, being the government, they struggle even with the simplest of tasks: figuring out that quarterly normally means every 3 months.

According to data from Apartment List, shared by The Cromford Report on January 12, 2026, median rents have plummeted 14.1% since July 2022, while their vacancy index climbed past 8% by the end of 2025.As build-to-rent SFH communities and giant multifamily developments flood our Valley with new inventory and aggressive tenant incentives, I'm recommending a cautious approach to evaluating demand for what traditionally have been our Sonoran Cash Cows. 

I'm a realtor and investor/developer in Los Angeles.

You can absolutely outsource certain tasks, but once you outsource too much control, you risk giving up some of the biggest tax advantages STRs offer.So yes, you can absolutely run a successful STR with help.