It sounds like fairly good news, but those of us who have owned homes are familiar with the fear of new renters moving in next door. I wouldn't say that out of town buyers snatching up cheap homes for rental properties is any major improvement. But it does avoid abandonment.

But people moving to Detroit to take advantage of cheap housing deals, that would be a positive development. I wish them the best also, lving in Detroit can be extremely difficult. Like hundreds of thousands of other former Detroit residents I left after too many incidents with crime, etc. And I have a lot of city smarts, what about people coming here from far away?