[crooked-v]

Also, IIRC, a lot of the "cheap" property in Detroit has substantial back taxes any new owner has to pay on top of the hassle that comes with basically replacing a house from the foundation up.

[alistairSH]

That's a fixable problem - if Detroit wants Amazon, they can simply forgive/defer the taxes.

[ianai]

That’s the first thing they wipe out if they want amazon. In fact they should wipe it out right now regardless.