Comments on: Detroit Is for Lovers

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:26:07 +0000

Thanks for writing such a positive piece about Detroit! It’s nice to hear good things from out of towners about the D. $12k is probaby in a sketchy neighborhood, but the prices are still great in the good neighborhoods. City taxes though can be high, and since the big retailers are still afraid of us, conveniences are still in the suburbs.

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By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:48:58 +0000

So true that the art here is great. Sometimes I feel like we’re a city full of secret hidden talent. Thank you so much for writing something positive about Detroit! Great article.

Christina from perfectlaughter.com – a Detroit-based art & design blog

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By: Katie Hammel

Katie Hammel — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:54:15 +0000

I’m heading home to visit in two weeks and plan to check out the neighborhood of the $100 house. I haven’t heard of any deals like that, but a friend of a friend recently bought a foreclosed house for $7000 in a very nice area.

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By: detroit white boy

detroit white boy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:10:39 +0000

Hah “what kind of neighboorhood its in” is an extreme understatement. We’ve had the highest murder rate many years (but not the last few the police station has started underreporting the death toll to the fbi who compiles the statistics, so we’ve fallen behind some other awful places) if you have kids, you should know the high school drop out rate is 75 percent, so detroit is a teenage mom and criminal factory.

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By: Hal Amen

Hal Amen — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:45:46 +0000

I had the same reaction, Amanda. Of course, you have to consider what you’re getting for $12,000 (many of these houses have been abandoned for years and totally gutted) and what kind of neighborhood it’s in. But for some, it’s surely a stellar deal.

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By: Amanda, traveling wedding photographer

Amanda, traveling wedding photographer — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:24:54 +0000

Houses REALLY cost $12,000 ? Is there some sort of nomadic/location independent professional community there now ? I imagine if you were making a living via the net ( or at a career where you were mostly nomadic ), you could make major progress in your finances by living somewhere that cheap.

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By: Amanda, traveling wedding photographer

Amanda, traveling wedding photographer — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:22:32 +0000

I always am interested to know about gems in places that have bad reps.

I don’t know if I will ever make it over there, but I’ll keep the ruins in mind for pictures.

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By: Teri

Teri — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:28:38 +0000

Way to go Kate…capturing the urban, funky feel of Detroit, relating the importance of cultural diversity to the Detroit….still presenting Detroit in a good way when so many others are focused on the decline.

Great post!

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By: Hal Amen

Hal Amen — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:11:17 +0000

Tim, follow that link–the main story is about an artist who scored a lot and house for $100!

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By: Tim Patterson

Tim Patterson — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:00:30 +0000

$12,000 for a house!!!!

Wow.

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