Landlords, buckle up, because today’s ongoing eviction horror story might just make you rethink every lease renewal you’ve ever signed. It’s like a bad episode of a spooky ghost-hunting show—but the specters in question are very much alive and possibly eating breakfast in a house they’re not supposed to live in. This tale begins innocuously […]
If you’re a Detroit landlord, you NEED to read this. Our legal team just sent over an urgent update about breaking news coming out of the 36th District Court. The court is fundamentally changing how nonpayment of rent cases are handled, a move which now ties evictions directly to the city’s rental compliance ordinances. What […]
This Deep Dive series is for landlords who want to find the best zip codes to invest in the Detroit rental market. The problem is, zip codes alone won’t get you far in Metro Detroit. You’ve really got to understand the market block-by-block if you want to invest with success. Because here, the difference of […]
“The Midwest, for the first time in my 24-year career, is the hottest market in the country.” That’s a direct quote from real estate veteran Jeff Glover in a recent report by The Detroit News. Why is the Midwest so hot, exactly? Coastal markets have completely priced out everyday buyers and renters. Meanwhile, places like […]
Why pay $1,200 for a one-bedroom apartment when you can split a $1,500 three-bedroom house in St. Clair Shores and pay just $750? You get to live in a better neighborhood, enjoy more space, and pocket $450 every single month. But as property managers, we also see the dark side of shared housing. We watch […]
If your property management strategy relies on answering the office phone between 9 AM and 5 PM, you’re missing out on the vast majority of your market. Renter behavior has undergone a massive, structural shift over the last two years. Tenants aren’t browsing listings during their lunch breaks anymore—they’re shopping in the dark. The team […]
“Motor City” has been quietly becoming “EV City” over the past few years. With Ford overhauling Michigan Central Station as a hub for electric vehicle development, a huge wave of automotive startups have been pouring into Detroit. At the same time, Detroit’s population is rising and billions of dollars are being invested into the local […]
For real estate investors, there’s a big difference between a shiny architectural rendering and 10,000 tons of actual steel in the air. We’ve been tracking the massive $2.2 billion Henry Ford Health expansion in New Center since it was just a proposal. But now, the project has shifted from concept to concrete. Henry Ford Health […]
Institutional real estate developers don’t gamble. They rely on hard data, localized economic indicators, and decades of market foresight. So, when major national developers start pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into “speculative” developments in Metro Detroit—meaning they’re building massive facilities without a single tenant actually signed on yet—it’s a reason for independent landlords to […]
If you’re searching for Detroit real estate using zip codes, STOP. Read this article first. Because you’re probably not setting yourself up for success. Why? This is not a “zip code by zip code” market. It’s a block-by-block market. For out-of-state investors used to homogeneous suburban subdivisions, this concept can be incredibly frustrating. In Detroit, […]