Amazing site check out the number of houses the City of Detroit has to auction off!!  Why???  Because the city owns 16,000 vacant properties that were taken for taxes or other unpaid bills!!   Yes, I said 16,000!!!!!

Building Detroit website.

Keep in mind this is an auction and $1,000 is just the starting price but they sold their first home $34,100

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