webeagle12 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 ETROIT (CBS Detroit) ? Some people are willing to give up just about anything to get their hands on a new iPhone 6 ? including their home. A real estate listing says a homeowner is offering to swap a two-story brick colonial on Detroit?s east side for a new iPhone 6 or a 32gb iPad. The 2,400 sq. ft. house at 11954 Laing, is located in a neighborhood near Kelly Road and Morang Avenue. The home is described as an ?investor special,? with three bedrooms, one-and-a-half baths, a finished basement and two-car garage. A ceiling fan is among the home?s other listed features. But a photo included in the listing shows another side of the house, one perhaps inviting to thieves, with a missing door, broken shutters and shattered windows. The homeowner was originally seeking $5,000 for the house ? but after several months on the market without any takers, trading for an iPhone might not be such a bad deal. The asking price was reduced by $1,000 in July and again in August. County records show that the homeowner owes more than $6,000 in property taxes, according to the Motor City Muckraker. Calls to the real estate agent weren?t immediately returned. http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/10/07/detroit-homeowner-offers-to-swap-east-side-investor-special-for-new-iphone-6/ No thanks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456789A Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Stopped at "Detroit" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted October 8, 2014 Veteran Share Posted October 8, 2014 so if they swap the house for the phone, the new owner now owes all back taxes... nice trick there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenser.d Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 so if they swap the house for the phone, the new owner now owes all back taxes... nice trick there You'd still be getting a house for $6600... Perhaps not worth it, but if you believe Detroit can be turned around, then it may well be an "investors special". I certainly wish I could pay an $11/mo mortgage :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Tonight's news had a new cash bidder offer $900. Looks like a sale. OTOH, there are several very nich neighborhoods in Detroit, and in them you can literally buy a mansion for under $250k because of the city's low property values. Ready to move in at that. The city, using development funds, renovated some that weren't up to code and put them up for auction, some for bids starting as low as $1,000 http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5310936 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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