How to start a boom in Detroit ...in 4 easy steps

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3. Similar things are happening

Young people are buying houses very cheaply and rehabbing them. The cost of the house and lot is not very much compared with materials and work.

Commercial spaces are available cheaply and new businesses are moving in. Again, the cost is no longer an issue because the rents are so low compared with elsewhere in MI.

These things aren't happening very fast though, and making houses and commercial spaces zero cost would not likely increase the pace much.