Raise your standards and applicant quality might follow!?!

:-)  Of course there are plenty of other markets in the mid-west that are also affordable and easy to enter, however, Detroit has other appealing qualities as well. 

I am not sure the condition of the property, but I would anticipate that you could get those rents up a touch ($1099 or so).... that would obviously be determined by the quality.

Put yourself in the next tenant’s shoes: wouldn’t you want to know an apartment had been professionally cleaned by a quality cleaning company before moving in?

@Joe Meares depending on the quality of the area, you might investigate payrange.

It brings me tremendous joy to be part of a team dedicated to bringing innovative new products to market which improve the quality of life of our patients.I am still in the process of doing my due diligence of absorbing and expanding my real estate knowledge as it relates to investing.

Repairs, invoices, trips, showings, etc.Repairs and evictions will consume most of your time for older/lower quality buildings, while turnover or vacancy has its own time needs.

Also Tyndall AFB is next door for a high quality clientele long term rental market if you decide to switch.

Comparing the services of the 90% of agents that only had to pass an easy test and dont even own their own home to the expert service a quality accountant, lawyer or surgeon provides? 

You'd be far better off saving that money and using it to fix problems as they come up and hiring quality and competent people to fix as things as they come up.used appliances and or 0% financing can really help manage costs as well.