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Would You Move to Detroit?


That's Jacob's plan for affordable housing:

What can you buy for $100 that would last a generation?  ANSWER: a single family house in Greater Detroit.  Of course these are gutted and need work, but imagine owning your own home free and clear at the age of 22.  Rehabilitating a house is a life purpose and education.

Yes, the Midwest is emptying, but there are great bones and opportunities in the decaying city for re-population.

It would be like getting to Portland in 1900 seeking realty opportunities. 

See NPR article from Aug 2009:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111785752

So: would you?

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