Quote Originally Posted by Zug Island Community Garden View Post
...until the ludicrous property tax bills start coming. At some point you won't be able to simply not pay with impunity the way the majority of people do now.
I live in EEV and my total property taxes are $2100 per year with the NEZ abatement. Not bargain basement but totally managable. Don't be so hysterical.

The totally rehabed EEV Land Bank houses sold for 50k - 90k. These are the remainder that the Lank Bank didn't have the funding to renovate, so the EEV Association worked this out. The squeaky wheel gets the grease in this town.

Check it out. The neighborhood isn't perfect but it's really pretty nice. To buy a nice old house here for 40k total, and have reasonable property taxes, great neighbors, and an active neighborhood association, it really is a deal. I plan on moving out of the state soon but I will certainly miss the neighorhood, definitely one of the bright spots in Detroit and Michigan.