Soooo how bad is it in Detroit? Glad you asked!

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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 12:04 PM
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that place looks really nice, maybe haunted but really nice lol

It looks abandoned too.. The windows have boards over them.. but for $79 ?!? yea park your suby outside and 99.9% positive they'll be a thank you note on your driveway..
Old Dec 31, 2008 | 12:06 PM
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we should all pitch in like $20 each and buy a few blocks and turn it into an IClub owned BAIC retreat.

Cool idea!
Old Dec 31, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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we should all pitch in like $20 each and buy a few blocks and turn it into an IClub owned BAIC retreat.
or a giant warehouse... or plot of land... then go Ken Block style on it. i was seriously considering this last night.
Old Mar 11, 2009 | 08:14 AM
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more pics of the post-apocalyptic Detroit landscape.
Things keep getting worse I think theres going to be more cities like Detroit

http://www.time.com/time/photogaller...882089,00.html
Old Mar 11, 2009 | 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Krinkov
more pics of the post-apocalyptic Detroit landscape.
Things keep getting worse I think theres going to be more cities like Detroit

http://www.time.com/time/photogaller...882089,00.html
awsoem pics!
Old Mar 11, 2009 | 02:21 PM
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For some reason, you guys talking about buying those houses reminds me of that Nelly "Stepped on my J'z" video. " I buy houses all over this block, this house that house, and that house down there, I own them all !"

lol
Old Mar 11, 2009 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by KOSTI
Its like people who never step into Oakland because its "too ghetto" and you'll get shot/mugged/killed/raped/whatevers. Sure there are some really bad spots but the whole city is not straight up shoot em up and die status. This goes the same with Detroit.
Yeah, everyone knows that's RICHMOND, not Oakland.
Old Mar 11, 2009 | 06:12 PM
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that is seriously sad. how are we ever going to get out of this...
Old Mar 11, 2009 | 06:21 PM
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that is seriously sad. how are we ever going to get out of this...
Detroit looked sad a few years ago when the rest of the country was booming. So don't use it as any kind of real indicator.
Old Mar 11, 2009 | 06:31 PM
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i say we buy a few blocks and build a track
Old Mar 11, 2009 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by wocabin
that is seriously sad. how are we ever going to get out of this...
well I got an idea. We should allow giant investment banks to increase their leverage to 30 times their capital, and ratings companies will get paid by the companies theyre rating, a conflict of interest that provides incentive to massively underestimate the risk associated with their mortgage-backed securities. Thus contributing to a speculative bubble the unrealistically inflates personal wealth. Its fool proof!

Oh wait? We already tried that??
Old Mar 11, 2009 | 06:42 PM
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At least the bobcats haven't moved into the Detroit neighborhoods and taken over the homes/streets. Oh, and at least any pools there haven't turned green, and become mass breeding grounds for 'squitos and the West Nile Virus.....cuz that's Arizona's job.
Old Mar 11, 2009 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Krinkov
well I got an idea. We should allow giant investment banks to increase their leverage to 30 times their capital, and ratings companies will get paid by the companies theyre rating, a conflict of interest that provides incentive to massively underestimate the risk associated with their mortgage-backed securities. Thus contributing to a speculative bubble the unrealistically inflates personal wealth. Its fool proof!

Oh wait? We already tried that??
Could always buy a block and be a slum lord.
Old Mar 11, 2009 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by OneManArmy
Could always buy a block and be a slum lord.
hmm, well, being a Detroit slum lord has always been one of my dreams...
Old Mar 11, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Racenut
Detroit looked sad a few years ago when the rest of the country was booming. So don't use it as any kind of real indicator.
Detroit is lame cars and Eminem

Originally Posted by OneManArmy
Could always buy a block and be a slum lord.
Originally Posted by Krinkov
hmm, well, being a Detroit slum lord has always been one of my dreams...
LMAO!



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