Notes From the Neighborhood

Pricing the 'Pretty House' Next to a Shell: Navigating Detroit’s Appraisal Gaps

  You did it. You spent six months, a small fortune in copper piping, and more hours at the Home Depot on Eight Mile than you’d care to admit. Your Detroit house is stunning. It’s got the quartz countertops, the restored original hardwoods, and a primary suite that looks like it belongs in a magazin

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Raising the Roof: Why Organic Shingles Are the Ultimate Detroit No-Go

  If you’ve lived in Detroit for more than five minutes, you know our weather has a bit of a personality disorder. We can go from a humid 90-degree afternoon to a freezing rainstorm that turns the Lodge into an ice rink by midnight. While we’re tough enough to handle it, your house might not be: esp

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Detroit 101: The No-BS Guide to Moving to the Motor City

So, you’re thinking about moving to Detroit. Welcome to the club. I’ve lived here long enough to know that this city never fits neatly into the boxes people try to put it in. It’s not just a "comeback story," and it’s definitely not the post-apocalyptic wasteland you see in old movies. It’s a bold,

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