Blight Busters works with investors to rehabilitate, sell Detroit houses

Investors and Blight Busters are working together to rehabilitate Detroit houses.Excerpt:Kopanakis said Blight Busters crews have rehabbed about 40 homes for
Urban Wholesalers. He estimates that 40,000 blighted properties in the
city need to be rehabbed or torn down.”One
reason we think it is important to work with these guys is time is of
the essence. If we move quickly and get these houses back, the
likelihood of the copper being stolen is diminished,” said John George,
founder of Motor City Blight Busters. “We want these houses, like the
whole city, to be stable.”Read the entire article here.

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Investors and Blight Busters are working together to rehabilitate Detroit houses.

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Kopanakis said Blight Busters crews have rehabbed about 40 homes for
Urban Wholesalers. He estimates that 40,000 blighted properties in the
city need to be rehabbed or torn down.“One
reason we think it is important to work with these guys is time is of
the essence. If we move quickly and get these houses back, the
likelihood of the copper being stolen is diminished,” said John George,
founder of Motor City Blight Busters. “We want these houses, like the
whole city, to be stable.”

Read the entire article here.

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