To the "Black people need to own property and practice group economics" people: How about Detroit?

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THERE IS A REASON. THEY LIMIT THE NUMBER OF HOUSES YOU CAN BUY TO ONE. THEY WANT INVESTORS TO STAY AWAY.

THEY WANT INVESTORS TO STAY AWAY BUT THEN THEY MAKE IT HARD FOR THE PEOPLE TO BUY. BAD EXECUTION.

EDIT: YOU CAN BUY MORE AFTER YOU MEET THE TERMS FOR THE FIRST HOUSE.

And i bet once the city (if ever) starts to rebound, all those investing restrictions will go out the window and the CACs will be allowed to go in and buy everything. All its going to take for a investor to pay the right person.
 

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People have to move into the houses 180 days after it is sold. If significant progress is made but the house is not completely fixed up by that time, a person might be able to get an extension.

The city will take back the house if someone buys it and doesn't do any work on it. The only way to keep the house is through working on it, and then having someone move in after the work is done, so the upkeep part is taken care of.

The houses may have a cheap initial cost but they clearly need work and nobody is denying that. You should not be considering this unless you are prepared to fix the houses and live in Detroit.

I think I understand what you're saying, so will they have someone available to move in as soon as the house is done?

I am someone who makes the money to do this, lives in Michigan (as stated in your first post) and is interested as to how well this would play out in the long run since things are still looking very bleak.
 

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And i bet once the city (if ever) starts to rebound, all those investing restrictions will go out the window and the CACs will be allowed to go in and buy everything. All its going to take for a investor to pay the right person.
They really need to look at an investor (or several) and make them upgrade blocks upon blocks of houses. You're just not going to get enough individuals with the capital as well as the mindset to buy, update as well as live in the types of neighborhoods theses houses are in.
 
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I think I understand what you're saying, so will they have someone available to move in as soon as the house is done?

I am someone who makes the money to do this, lives in Michigan (as stated in your first post) and is interested as to how well this would play out in the long run since things are still looking very bleak.

You should read the rules on the website if you are interested, but I think if you are a Michigan resident, you don't have to move in yourself but somebody needs to occupy the house after the work is complete. They do not want houses sitting with no residents.
 

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Also the purchaser has to make sure the title is clear so that means paying and back taxes, water bills, etc. You have to be willing to sit on that house a long time if you're looking to invest.
 

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No, read the rules, the city takes care of all the liens on the property.

I was looking at the FAQ's. So you have to use their lender to get that taken care of. So I was half wrong.

11. Will I be responsible for any back taxes or water bills owed on the property?
For properties purchased with federal funds, the Land Bank will pay all delinquent taxes, water bills and liens at closing. Purchaser will be responsible for paying real property taxes assessed against the Property during the current calendar year and all future years.

For all other properties, Purchaser will pay all delinquent taxes, water bills and liens at closing. Purchaser will also be responsible for paying real property taxes assessed against the Property during the current calendar year and all future years.
 
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I was looking at the FAQ's. So you have to use their lender to get that taken care of. So I was half wrong.

11. Will I be responsible for any back taxes or water bills owed on the property?
For properties purchased with federal funds, the Land Bank will pay all delinquent taxes, water bills and liens at closing. Purchaser will be responsible for paying real property taxes assessed against the Property during the current calendar year and all future years.

For all other properties, Purchaser will pay all delinquent taxes, water bills and liens at closing. Purchaser will also be responsible for paying real property taxes assessed against the Property during the current calendar year and all future years.


I was looking at the rules which says this: "If there were any property taxes still due from previous years, the Land Bank will resolve them before the closing. The winning bidder will not be responsible for them."

So, they need to clarify that in the rules.

What do they mean by properties purchased with federal funds?
 

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Also the purchaser has to make sure the title is clear so that means paying and back taxes, water bills, etc. You have to be willing to sit on that house a long time if you're looking to invest.
BACK TAXES ARE FORGIVEN FOR THIS.
 

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I was looking at the rules which says this: "If there were any property taxes still due from previous years, the Land Bank will resolve them before the closing. The winning bidder will not be responsible for them."

So, they need to clarify that in the rules.

What do they mean by properties purchased with federal funds?

Yeah I'm not sure about that either. I'm assuming you have to use one of their banks in order to get the taxes and all that crap taken care of. If you use cash, then you'd be responsible. Hopefully if someone participates in this they will iron out those details.
 

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