Detroit Real Estate

I received a call from my old friend Rich Borer. He tells me that he and his wife, Laurie, are considering a move to Detroit proper. Just yesterday, he got the day off from work (apparently, the first day of hunting season is a "holiday" at GM!), so they went to the Boston Edison neighborhood to see what was on the market. (Boston Edison is an old neighborhood that at one time was where the wealthy auto execs resided. Today, well, not so much.)

Rich's description of the places he saw piqued my curiosity, so I went to Realtor.com to have a look. Holy Cow! The following are two examples of what you'll find:

For $1,100 per month, you can have your very own 6 bedroom, 3.5 bath, 4.6K square feet Playboy mansion.

Or cough up $1,300 per month, and you can have
this 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath, 5.8K square feet castle.

Now for perspective, here is an example of what you can get in rockin' Skokie, IL for the same or similar amount:

For $1,200 per month, you can get this: a stunning piece of architectural genius.