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Wall-E.	1
Eric 01. Nov, 2009 at 10:33 pm	0
Helena 19. Nov, 2009 at 1:06 pm	0
You told me about this, but it has to be seen to be believed (not that I didn't believe you!).	2
The richest country in the world ... ?!	2
Fred E. 18. Jan, 2010 at 8:09 pm	0
Don't forget about the back taxes!	2
Parker 15. May, 2010 at 6:56 am	3
I find this topic fascinating.	1
I was born in a suburb of Detroit and most of family still lives there.	0
I will be going back to visit in June.	0
I plan to take a (Daytime) tour of these decaying areas especially the old factories.	2
I have the urban explorer fascination.	1
"Lumpy"	3
"the democrats have the unmidas touch"	3
Freaking hillarious and so true.	1
Thanks Lump-man.	1
BTW, great blog and great info.	1
Peace.	1
Brad 14. Oct, 2010 at 7:02 pm	0
I, too checked out a few listings for under $1,000 and was absolutely shocked at the property taxes.	2
A $1,000 house, which could be fixed up into maybe a $30-40,000 house comes with a tax bill of $4-6K per year!	2
The taxes on my $140K house in an urban area of Mississippi are only $1500/year.	1
With houses going for $100, I thought, what would you have to lose by moving to Detroit?	2
And so Quiet Earp and I did some research, and came up with a list of houses selling for under a grand.	0
We had plenty to choose from: there were more cheap houses than we would have time to visit.	1
We picked two neighborhoods to cruise, and dove in.	0
But once we entered Detroit, the truth hit fast: this is a modern American ghost town.	0
The place is practically deserted.	0
Its streets, built wide to accommodate heavy traffic, are mostly empty.	0
Houses and businesses are boarded up, painted up, bombed out and falling down.	2
Chief among these is Detroit, Motor City.	0
I videotaped it:	3
It got worse as we drove into residential areas, looking for those cheap houses.	2
In fact, I've never felt so out of place in all my life .	2
Even in Chicago's South Side, where we counted five white people in an hour, I felt fine just driving around; not so in Detroit.	2
Truthfully, it wasn't about race: it was about being naive.	3
It was about driving down streets where we truly did not belong and were not welcome.	2
The longtime center of American automotive manufacturing was gutted when the Big Three car companies simultaneously failed.	3
Detroit is a ghost town, and it's inhabited by ghosts: the only people left here are those who can't or won't leave.	2
They live in deserted neighborhoods, in houses with collapsed front steps and missing windows.	2
They sit on the porch and watch the cars go by, watch the deals go down, watch their neighborhoods crumble.	2
And we, driving through slowly and reading house numbers in a late-model Honda, stuck out like a couple of thumbs.	2
So we sped up, and went straight to the houses.	2
Sometimes we stopped to take a photo, but mostly we didn't.	3
Earp and I have each lived happily in the wilds of West Oakland, but the danger I felt in Detroit was like nothing I'd experienced before.	2
I was actually afraid for my life.	2
The New York Times correspondent wrote that his friend Mitch's $1,900 home "had already been stripped of its appliances and wiring ...	0
But for Mitch that only added to its appeal, because he now had the opportunity to renovate it with solar heating, solar electricity and low-cost, high-efficiency appliances.	1
As for the $100 house?	2
It "needed some work, a hole patched, some windows replaced."	0
"needed some work, a hole patched, some windows replaced."	3
Well, I don't know what part of Detroit these folks live in, but the $100 houses I saw looked more like this:	2
Detroit, already plagued by corruption and crime, saw its unemployment rate skyrocket in 2009.	2
You see, abandoned houses in this town get set on fire.	2
No exceptions.	3
Wherever we went in those neighborhoods, one in four houses had been torched.	2
On one corner, we saw a giant banner hung across a charred front porch.	2
We didn't slow down to take a photo, but I'll paraphrase: DON'T BURN HOUSES DOWN!	2
DETROIT POLICE ARE WATCHING YOU!	2
Except that they obviously aren't.	3
People who live in this part of town are on their own.	2
And although I and many others would love to own even a fire-scarred, condemned building, the fact is that we wouldn't last a week here.	2
It's like the Wild West without the scenery, the gold, and the hope.	2
Detroit and the Myth of the $100 House \| Uprooted, an eco/travel blog	3
There will be a green movement here ; in fact it's already being cultivated by forward-thinking groups and intrepid locals .	1
What's left behind when an economy collapses?	2
One day, this place will be reborn.	2
But right now, the NYT's story reeks of Shinola.	2
Truth is, any artist-type who moves into this part of Detroit is probably pretty handy with a pistol or a shotgun .	2
Anyone who takes this plunge is risking their life every day, betting on a future that may take a long time to arrive.	2
Long story short: Yes, you can buy a house in Detroit for $100.	1
Cheap real estate, that's what.	3
And you will get what you pay for.	3
Cheers to Toby Barlow , who inspired my trek to Detroit, and who believes in a happier, greener future.	1
May your every dream come true, sir, and your book sell fabulously.	1
16 Responses to "Detroit and the Myth of the $100 House"	1
bisnis 16. Sep, 2009 at 9:46 pm	0
I'd read a New York Times article about some forward-thinking artist-types who bought a house in Detroit for $1,900 .	0
Great post.	1
Thank you for this info.	1
I need that	3
Myself 19. Sep, 2009 at 10:06 am	0
Please track down and watch a movie called "Detroit: A City to Yourself", by Nicole MacDonald.	3
"Detroit: A City to Yourself"	2
It's full of this imagery, and talks about the 1805 fire and rebuilding, and the post-industrial devastation that's ravaged the city since.	0
Most poignantly, it talks about Hurricane Katrina, which focused attention on rebuilding another city with this level of devastation, and how without a single catastrophic event to blame for it, Detroit's decay has gone unsympathetically ignored.	2
About the pop fiction which explores the concept of a post-human world, and how it already exists now.	0
And about how, if you're a pheasant, that's not such a bad thing.	1
HOWEVER ...	2
There's a lot more to Detroit than that.	3
There are industrial spaces being turned into low-rent artist lofts and business incubators.	2
(Look at the Russell Industrial Complex, for one example.)	3
(west of Livernois around McNichols).	0
There's a whole bunch of nice stuff happening along the riverfront, from downtown up towards Stroh Place.	1
And there's always Belle Isle.	1
Some of us (and lots of New Yorkers) pay that much in rent every month!	2
When friends come to Detroit, I take them there.	3
It's our in-the-river park, 982 acres of green space, with a zoo, a botanical garden and conservatory, rentable paddle boats, and tons of other neat stuff.	1
Next time you're in Detroit, please head over.	1

Wall-E.

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Eric 01. Nov, 2009 at 10:33 pm

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Helena 19. Nov, 2009 at 1:06 pm

0

You told me about this, but it has to be seen to be believed (not that I didn't believe you!).

2

The richest country in the world ... ?!

2

Fred E. 18. Jan, 2010 at 8:09 pm

0

Don't forget about the back taxes!

2

Parker 15. May, 2010 at 6:56 am

3

I find this topic fascinating.

1

I was born in a suburb of Detroit and most of family still lives there.

0

I will be going back to visit in June.

0

I plan to take a (Daytime) tour of these decaying areas especially the old factories.

2

I have the urban explorer fascination.

1

"Lumpy"

3

"the democrats have the unmidas touch"

3

Freaking hillarious and so true.

1

Thanks Lump-man.

1

BTW, great blog and great info.

1

Peace.

1

Brad 14. Oct, 2010 at 7:02 pm

0

I, too checked out a few listings for under $1,000 and was absolutely shocked at the property taxes.

2

A $1,000 house, which could be fixed up into maybe a $30-40,000 house comes with a tax bill of $4-6K per year!

2

The taxes on my $140K house in an urban area of Mississippi are only $1500/year.

1

With houses going for $100, I thought, what would you have to lose by moving to Detroit?

2

And so Quiet Earp and I did some research, and came up with a list of houses selling for under a grand.

0

We had plenty to choose from: there were more cheap houses than we would have time to visit.

1

We picked two neighborhoods to cruise, and dove in.

0

But once we entered Detroit, the truth hit fast: this is a modern American ghost town.

0

The place is practically deserted.

0

Its streets, built wide to accommodate heavy traffic, are mostly empty.

0

Houses and businesses are boarded up, painted up, bombed out and falling down.

2

Chief among these is Detroit, Motor City.

0

I videotaped it:

3

It got worse as we drove into residential areas, looking for those cheap houses.

2

In fact, I've never felt so out of place in all my life .

2

Even in Chicago's South Side, where we counted five white people in an hour, I felt fine just driving around; not so in Detroit.

2

Truthfully, it wasn't about race: it was about being naive.

3

It was about driving down streets where we truly did not belong and were not welcome.

2

The longtime center of American automotive manufacturing was gutted when the Big Three car companies simultaneously failed.

3

Detroit is a ghost town, and it's inhabited by ghosts: the only people left here are those who can't or won't leave.

2

They live in deserted neighborhoods, in houses with collapsed front steps and missing windows.

2

They sit on the porch and watch the cars go by, watch the deals go down, watch their neighborhoods crumble.

2

And we, driving through slowly and reading house numbers in a late-model Honda, stuck out like a couple of thumbs.

2

So we sped up, and went straight to the houses.

2

Sometimes we stopped to take a photo, but mostly we didn't.

3

Earp and I have each lived happily in the wilds of West Oakland, but the danger I felt in Detroit was like nothing I'd experienced before.

2

I was actually afraid for my life.

2

The New York Times correspondent wrote that his friend Mitch's $1,900 home "had already been stripped of its appliances and wiring ...

0

But for Mitch that only added to its appeal, because he now had the opportunity to renovate it with solar heating, solar electricity and low-cost, high-efficiency appliances.

1

As for the $100 house?

2

It "needed some work, a hole patched, some windows replaced."

0

"needed some work, a hole patched, some windows replaced."

3

Well, I don't know what part of Detroit these folks live in, but the $100 houses I saw looked more like this:

2

Detroit, already plagued by corruption and crime, saw its unemployment rate skyrocket in 2009.

2

You see, abandoned houses in this town get set on fire.

2

No exceptions.

3

Wherever we went in those neighborhoods, one in four houses had been torched.

2

On one corner, we saw a giant banner hung across a charred front porch.

2

We didn't slow down to take a photo, but I'll paraphrase: DON'T BURN HOUSES DOWN!

2

DETROIT POLICE ARE WATCHING YOU!

2

Except that they obviously aren't.

3

People who live in this part of town are on their own.

2

And although I and many others would love to own even a fire-scarred, condemned building, the fact is that we wouldn't last a week here.

2

It's like the Wild West without the scenery, the gold, and the hope.

2

Detroit and the Myth of the $100 House | Uprooted, an eco/travel blog

3

There will be a green movement here ; in fact it's already being cultivated by forward-thinking groups and intrepid locals .

1

What's left behind when an economy collapses?

2

One day, this place will be reborn.

2

But right now, the NYT's story reeks of Shinola.

2

Truth is, any artist-type who moves into this part of Detroit is probably pretty handy with a pistol or a shotgun .

2

Anyone who takes this plunge is risking their life every day, betting on a future that may take a long time to arrive.

2

Long story short: Yes, you can buy a house in Detroit for $100.

1

Cheap real estate, that's what.

3

And you will get what you pay for.

3

Cheers to Toby Barlow , who inspired my trek to Detroit, and who believes in a happier, greener future.

1

May your every dream come true, sir, and your book sell fabulously.

1

16 Responses to "Detroit and the Myth of the $100 House"

1

bisnis 16. Sep, 2009 at 9:46 pm

0

I'd read a New York Times article about some forward-thinking artist-types who bought a house in Detroit for $1,900 .

0

Great post.

1

Thank you for this info.

1

I need that

3

Myself 19. Sep, 2009 at 10:06 am

0

Please track down and watch a movie called "Detroit: A City to Yourself", by Nicole MacDonald.

3

"Detroit: A City to Yourself"

2

It's full of this imagery, and talks about the 1805 fire and rebuilding, and the post-industrial devastation that's ravaged the city since.

0

Most poignantly, it talks about Hurricane Katrina, which focused attention on rebuilding another city with this level of devastation, and how without a single catastrophic event to blame for it, Detroit's decay has gone unsympathetically ignored.

2

About the pop fiction which explores the concept of a post-human world, and how it already exists now.

0

And about how, if you're a pheasant, that's not such a bad thing.

1

HOWEVER ...

2

There's a lot more to Detroit than that.

3

There are industrial spaces being turned into low-rent artist lofts and business incubators.

2

(Look at the Russell Industrial Complex, for one example.)

3

(west of Livernois around McNichols).

0

There's a whole bunch of nice stuff happening along the riverfront, from downtown up towards Stroh Place.

1

And there's always Belle Isle.

1

Some of us (and lots of New Yorkers) pay that much in rent every month!

2

When friends come to Detroit, I take them there.

3

It's our in-the-river park, 982 acres of green space, with a zoo, a botanical garden and conservatory, rentable paddle boats, and tons of other neat stuff.

1

Next time you're in Detroit, please head over.

1