I've had good luck with Detroit properties in the past, but then again I've never encountered a house with squatters in it. I coudn't tell you if they were evicted from nextdoor for squatting or non-payment of rent. I just remember I was driving down the street during the eviction process and the street was chaos. 3 giant dumpsters, and all their belongings scattered on all the lawns and the street.

They have legal DTE service there because I already called and checked. As far as I can tell you can start DTE service in any house just with a phone call.

The term "squatters rights" gets thrown around all throughout the city, and therefore people feel entitled to a house if it happens to be empty. What a great cultural phenomenon!