Welcome to Landlord Nation - Detroit’s Foreclosed Homes Attract Outside Buyers (Homes on sale for $1)
[Via Fox News]
Welcome to Landlord Nation, where foreclosure notices are plentiful and for-sale signs offer at least 1,800 homes for under $10,000 that once were worth at least 10 times more.
In extreme cases, homes are on sale for $1 or less, which has enticed investors to Detroit from as far away as the United Kingdom and Australia.
“In the past few months, I’ve picked up 10 new clients from out of state that are buying in bulk,” said Mike Shannon, a suburban Detroit real estate agent. His office specializes in foreclosures in a city that’s among the national leaders.
“They’re coming to us, saying ‘Look, I want to buy 50, 100, 1,000.’ They want to own every decent and cheap house they can find.”
Despite a stagnant retail housing market, real estate sales of foreclosed homes are booming. Shannon regularly fields calls from eager prospects, and recently sold 30 homes in one day to one buyer. A trio of U.K. investors has bought a half-dozen and plans many more.
“I thought it would be quite good fun to have a look,” said Darren Veness, who lives near Brighton, England.
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