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tkret
08-13-2008, 09:52 PM
Please note that this is NOT a joke. Houses for sale for one dollar and up...very sad.

click on the following link from Realtor.com

http://www.realtor.com/search/searchresults.aspx?ctid=2959&ml=3&mxp=2&typ=7
rpribu
08-13-2008, 10:03 PM
Do you really want to live in Detroit? A buck will buy you a burned out shell, back tax's and a drug house 3 weedy lots down. I am a snowbird from Michigan I only go into Detroit for the sports during daylight hours. I also pay $ 25 to park within 2 blocks of either stadium or arena. You can bet I did not donate to the Mayor's defense fund.
tkret
08-13-2008, 10:10 PM
No, rpibu, not interested in living in Motown. Just wanted to share this shocking info. The days of Al Kaline are long gone I'm sorry to say. When I was a kid in the late 50's in New York City, Mr. Tiger was my favorite baseball player in the American League....of course, The Say-Hey Kid, Willie Mays, was my favorite overall player. In fact, somewhere in my dusty old boxes I think I still have a Tigers baseball cap.
chelsea24
08-13-2008, 10:35 PM
IMHO, this is very, very sad. I have always volunteered and tried to help the homeless for as long as I can remember. And now there are more. Wouldn't it be great if we can find the owner, buy it back for a few bucks and give it back to them. I'm going to look into that.

No this is NOT a joke. We are very privileged here in TV. There are many that are just down on their luck. My heart breaks for them.
Mikitv
08-14-2008, 01:36 AM
It is a shame that Detroit looks like that now. It use to be such a great city. They are trying to bring it back but with all the crooks in power hard to do. Many, many, many years of corrupt mayors. Best to just bull doze all those houses.
Cassie325
08-14-2008, 03:43 PM
IMHO, this is very, very sad. I have always volunteered and tried to help the homeless for as long as I can remember. And now there are more. Wouldn't it be great if we can find the owner, buy it back for a few bucks and give it back to them. I'm going to look into that.

No this is NOT a joke. We are very privileged here in TV. There are many that are just down on their luck. My heart breaks for them.


Chels....that is a a great idea!! Please let me know what you find out! I wouldn't mind helping!
JUREK
08-14-2008, 04:16 PM
Chels....that is a a great idea!! Please let me know what you find out! I wouldn't mind helping!


Yes Chels. I don't agree with you often but I would also be willing to kick in a few cents.

:bigthumbsup: :bigthumbsup:
tkret
08-14-2008, 04:34 PM
chelsea24, mariab, jurek

Please keep in mind that because the copper plumbing, inside doors and hardware, cabinets, windows, etc etc have all been removed by thieves and squatters, the end-all price to make the home habitable will be at least in the neighborhood of $25,000 or more. And, once the renovations have been accomplished, the house remains in an area that has a lot of criminal activity.
Cassie325
08-14-2008, 06:35 PM
True...plus if you look closely there are other fees that the "new" owner would have to take on...there are taxes etc....it is very sad but my guess is that people have not lived there in a long time.
Sidney Lanier
08-16-2008, 01:03 AM
Not limited to Detroit. The City of Newburgh, NY (not far from our Mid-Hudson Valley home) for decades was known as 'Jewel of the Hudson.' Now more often you hear 'Sewer of the Hudson.' There are neighborhoods not safe in the daytime. Houses in the heart of downtown are available for a song with the agreement to put the money into gentrifying them, but so far it's proven an uphill battle. Sad....