Well if you have a job and money then this could be a great idea but seeing that Detroit has an extremely high jobless rate I don't see this helping anyone but the ones who have jobs and money saved up.

And lets be realistic here. Even without a mortgage how are they going to afford being all green with solar energy, wind turbines and all. That stuff is not cheap! My guess is these people have a nest egg that they can use or they are going to borrow from the bank to do it. If they think they can turn this community around more power to them. But the ones vandalizing the unowned homes will just come back to rob the new homes.

Cindy..Ga.

My hat off to the artists-–at $100/house--why not buy the neighborhood?

It gives me hope.

I think it's great!

I think it's great!

I think its amazing that these artists are undertaking this project.

In my City artistic people started to buy up older homes, in the old section of the City. They renovated them, restored them, gave them a facelift and now their prices are sky-high.

It started a trend, and now its a desirable, accessible area to live in because its close to the downtown core. Its quaint how the artistic and the down-and-outs simply co-exist together, in the same neightborhood.

Cindy, what you're saying may all be true. But if they can turn is around and make that neighborhood a great place to live again, and spure that all on, then that's awesome!

The work these artists are planning to do is going to take skilled people to make it happen, and that's job creation. If a whole neighborhood, is being transformed to a green way of living that's a whole lot of job creation. If this trend moves forward and happens all around the country then it will be amazing to see what happens!

I truly hope this works, and that people can see the power of how looking creatively at a bad situation can create some really wonderful results.

People need to stop thinking so negatively right off the bat, and give support to those who are going against the odds and really working to make a change!

Well, welcome to Michigan, probably the most effected by the financial and economic crisis. I hope that Anderson will really show how bad the situation is, and why it's effecting Michigan harder than other states.

Showing that there was a $100 house on the market in the Detroit metropolitan area is great propaganda expressing to our public officials what US citizens have to deal with. A house should never cost near $100. If a house was sold at $100, it is an indisputable fact that we are in yet another Great Depression.

I live 45 miles north of the city and I am so excited to see this happening. God's blessings to all who are doing this, this is the best thing this city has seen in years. Detroit was once a beautiful place!

I think it is a great idea in theory. & it takes these kind of people to rejuvenate a neighborhood like this.

I hope CNN continues to follow the development of this.

In Rochester we have a resturant that is totally sustainable called Mind, Body Spirits. What's the best part? The owner is really getting the community involved with ways to be sustainable. Even donating green friendly items to the local schools to cut down on landfill waste. The local schools can tour the resturant to see how the future will look.

i want to know where i can get houses for $100 but detroit is a bit too far.......any opportunities like this closer to the midwest ...i.e. Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, ..... i participate in comunities like this in SecondLife .......would really love to do it in RL too.....

Great idea...wish I could do the same to my home, but it is much too expensive for me to install solar paneling or a wind turbine. Cindy is right, only those with money will benefit from the eventual savings not to mention they most likely will get tax credits for having enough money to buy this stuff.

There are still some good people with fantastic ideas among us.
The artist duo are to be appreciated for their novel attempt.
Green energy homes,a concept that will work wonders and make the world a wonderful place to live in.

Mr. Cooper I want to thank you for commentary and your travel efforts to let the American people voice their opinion. Many nights I lay in bed with my wife and watch your show. It is amazing to see how many people are really struggling to get their lives back in some type of order. I am a full time police officer and I have a consulting firm which we do training and consulting for law enforcement specialized training as well as military. How I wish my company could grow to help many soldiers coming out of the war finishing their tours as they look for jobs. I am always thinking of ways to be part of the solution to some of these problems and your show helps to motivate me in my efforts. I could only imagine on what it would feel like as a dad or mom says goodnight to their children letting them know it would all be okay but when the little ones go to bed, the tears that may fall from mom and dad is a heart wrenching thought. I put myself in that mode in my life to keep me pushing forward. Thank you again and perhaps when this corruption ends in this country maybe they will have seen giving each American tax payer family 250,000.00 might have been a better solution to this problem then to give this money to hungry, greedy corporate monsters who have some of our politicians in their pockets. Watch the mannerisms of some politicians when they are interviewed and asked about this mess with AIG: Some are hiding something.

Thank you again for you efforts

Regards,

Jose Medina

How much can HOUSES go for at AUCTIONS????

ARE YOU KIDDING ME????

((((

What strikes me most about this article is that these people are not looking for Big Brother government to come in and help. They have taken it upon themselves to follow through with an idea that is good for everyone. This could have gone very differently. Young couple has an idea to renovate neighborhood and then applies for various gov't grants and partnerships for funding and then three years later begins to transform rough neighborhood. No. This used to be "The American Way", bootstraps and all that. Inspiring to see that there may still be hope yet.

Despite challenges, hope always up and I admire them for re-inventing their future in clean green way.

Cindy, the driving force of economic growth is jobs. Somebody has to produce the green products that will be needed. Somebody has to install the products. Somebody has to push the manual lawnmowers and deliver their mail and fill their canvas grocery bags. Then, somebody in turn has to work the fast-food drive through window for the people that are doing all those things for the people with money.

When the people left those neighborhoods, the people needed to sustain their needs left as well, and it snowballed. What these people with nothing but money will do is reverse the trend.

As an artist just outside of Detroit, I'm definitely interested in hearing more about this project. Like many in the area, money isn't great for me right now but this neighborhood sounds like a dream come true.

I think it’s a great idea. People think it takes tons of money to go green, but it doesn't. The cost of going green rise when you set your home up to run the way it did before you went green. It's not just about the green technology you accrue; it’s the green frame of mind that makes going green work. The most important part of going green is knowing the difference in what you need and what you want. BTW you can learn how to make your own solar and wind energy gadgets for around $200 on free sites like YouTube.

What they're not putting into a mortgage these artists are able to invest in the turbines and solar panels. More power to them and boo to the naysayers.

I like the concept too! More power to them and I wish them much success in accomplishing their goals on improving the neighborhood. I wish everyone had their tenacity and initiative! If so a lot of our neighborhoods would actually feel like we had neighbors living next door and not just strangers we see in passing. Going green does cost and take green out of our pockets initially but so do your regular repairs and utilities! Going green will eventually save you money. Going green is an investment! It's an investment toward immediate economic relief and future destruction of our already vanishing environment! The idea is to get more people to buy the houses to live in, to prevent the crime. No doubt, our world has problems, but more emphasis should be on solutions. If there hasn't been a solution to the problems, then we should focus on creating them! For example, what are some ways that we can go green and save some green? "Going Green," has become the new fad, so it's all over the news. I'm sure there are plenty of ways that have already been suggested that they could use to making their neighborhood green! Another point is they are artist, and artist don’t think like other people. That’s why they’re artists. Let them live and creatively solve some problems their way. We need everyone to positively contribute in their own way despite our differences. They have me motivated to do some research and possibly buy a house there myself! If you're interested maybe we all can create an investment group and create own bail out for these dying communities! Have a good one...

Thats fantastic to hear! What areas are there houses for $100-$500? How can others do the same?

I am a happy CANADIAN! not very good w/ computer but good w/ dictionaries
I checked two dictionaries for the word:"bonus"

According to Oxford Dictionary: "bonus"means:

1/ a sum of money added seasonally to a person's wage for GOOD PERFORMANCE !
2/(Brit) an extra divident paid to shareholders
3/ an unexpected extra benefit
4/ a distribution of profitd to holders of an insurance policy

According to Cambridge Dictionary: "bonus" means:

1/an extra amount of money that is given to you as a present or REWARD ( a reward for what ?)
2/ a productive bonus

Only if people would know more about the ethymology of words....
Stela from Canada

If you are outraged at how Congress and the government are overseeing (owning) AIG, what incompetencies could we expect from Congress and the government overseeing (owning) government-run healthcare? Just throw tax-payer money at the problem and hope for the best?

The solution for reducing the cost of healthcare is tort reform.

"Props!...to these artists, I think this a greta idea!...Good for all them!
If more people did this all around the Country, it would be a much better, nicer place we all live in. I hope they all turn it into a newly renovated home that one day could be worth a $ 1,000.000.00 dollars."

I think it's great if they can pull it off, I wish something like that would happen in MD. My wife and I are afraid we may never me able to afford a decent home

YEA!!

I think it’s a great idea. Un-like the last negative comment great ideas and dreams start from almost nothing and turn into worldwide movements. I think the only way to turn this country around is to walk together hand in hand through the darkness, and eventually we will see light.

AIG is an example of capitalism and free market gone MAD!!!
The bonus is legal because the US Gov did not ask for a change in the company policies before giving them the bailout money, hence the out cry by the US Gov is just to cover their STUPIDITY and SHAME.

I think this is a great idea. Kids painting a veggie garden is a awesome to keep children out of trouble & give children the chance to discover talents they otherwise would have never known they had. Hopes this spreads.

I live near this area. I think its great what they are doing with these homes. There are many neighborhoods like this. Detroit could be a great city and not only for the casinos. We just need to clean up the city.

Way to go Detroit! As a Michigan native, I know how long Detroit has needed a shot in the arm.

What Detroit needs right now is HOPE, and Michigan folks will step in and do it themselves... we don't wait for bailouts.

I am really proud of what these people are doing, and I know that folks in the neighborhood will appreciate it too.

They are lighting a candle in an innovative, heart-warming way that can only inspire others to keep up the good fight, and soldier through this bleak time in our history.

What would I do with a $100 dollar house?? I would fix it up, with the help of Habitat for Humanity; and give it to a family to live in.

We have Americans living in tent cities, all over our Nation. We need to give them a "hand-up".

This is why we, the majority, who are still employed, need to be good stewards and shop and go out to eat ..... ALL within our budgets.

We need to keep the economy going so people can keep their jobs.

YES WE CAN RECOVER AMERICA.... AND YES WE WILL!
(fear is not from God!)

I live 10 min. from Detroit and work downtown. The "abandoned buildings, burned out houses and foreclosure signs" are NOT "examples of how hard this already struggling neighborhood has been hit by the current economic crisis." It's ALWAYS been like that here as long as I can remember. Yes, we have been hit harder than other areas due to our ties to the automotive industry and our lousy governor, but I'm sick of the media not telling the real story of what is really going on here.

I feel bad for these people for wasting their $100 and whatever else they invest into these houses because they WILL get robbed. I'm not trying to be negative, but until people say it like it is things certainly will NEVER change around here.

I wonder if something like this could be done in my neighbourhood since the stimulus containNo Bail outs for us as Government Lands destroy and contaminated our homes and health from the wetlands that surround us. However, some people feel none of the stimulus should clean up wetlands. I have gone without heat and hot water in the height of winter because another furnace was destroyed; I have become sick from the contaminated water pouring into my home. I have seen my 87 year old neighbor looking ashen as he tries to push out the government lands filthy swamp water, He is a good man who served in world war 2- I have appealed to the Governor Patrick, the D.C.R. only to be told "Its nature and we need to learn to deal with it because of the strict laws protecting government land. We are all hard working people who pay our mortgage and taxes and this how we are forced to live. I doubt if this will get any attention or even any little help from the stimulus to clean up those government lands-

It’s amazing the hope that a few people can bring into a neighborhood. People with hope, passion and innovative ideas are what have made this country great in the past and which will hopefully pull America up on stronger economical lets. Artists seem to be the first to move into rundown parts of town. Investors with fatter wallets soon follow. Before you know it that rundown neighborhood is suddenly a trendy place to live.

Keep up the wonderful reporting!

This is great to hear..but I honestly can't wait for tonights show on Anderson in Detriot..

This is something serious in Detriot. I used to live there for four years, and i currently live in NY today where i was born and rasied and lived for here for 15 years. The second year of living in this great, quiet, kind area in Detriot(Sterling Heights) things just went down the pipes so fast. Jobs went totally out, homes were not able to be paid off, and neighborhoods did not look the same. There was a strip of houses that had signs out in front of the home. Either for sale, bankrupt, rent or foreclosure. It was horrible. If there was 20 houses in the whole strip, 12 of them would be either on sale or what so not. My parents had the house for sale for 2 years, and we just kept lowering the price down till finally someone bought it. But it took 2 years! While it was on sale, my father ended up going back to NY, lived with his brothers family and worked to help us pay off and bill. Luckily, he is still working where he has been for 20 plus years. This shows on how MI economy was HORRIBLE. Just horrible.

This city NEEDS a shot in the arm! I love the idea of an artist's enclave. Sometimes I think I'm the last one left IN the city. It's great to know that others' are viewing the city as a vital place to live, and if they can get inexpensive housing to boot, So BE IT!! Glad to see it!!

WELCOME TO MOTOWN, CNN!!
This is a great idea! We need a LOT MORE options like this–here and all over!! Ya know, if more folks had the "WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP AND GIVE BACK?" positive attitude than the "WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME, it's-never-going-to-work" attitude, imagine what we could do...Good Job and Good Luck!

See y'all later–Kate

@elisabeth, saw your comment and agree with you about artistic people buying older homes, restoring and renovating and now a desirable area to live...

I think it's great what the artists are doing in Detroit!!!...(It makes me think of the wonderful improvements from in the past in certain neighborhoods in San Fran and Portland) Just think of what could be possible across the nation with a trend like this...

Wow good for them!!!

I have agreed with all of the help that New Orleans has received and still needs, because the natural disaster it suffered.
But, being a former Metro Detroiter; I am tired of the attention New Orleans is receiving, and Detroit is looked upon as a dying town and that it does not deserve any help. Detroit has contribute to this country a lot of it's own culture ( Motown) just like New Orleans has. It is suffering an economic disaster!!!

All of the major news outlets need to spend more time focusing on the problems Detroit is suffering. It needs major influx of money and people to aid in it's recovery.

I would like to see entertainment stars get involved and support programs to help the homeless; to start companies that will give jobs to the unemployed, to help rebuild neighborhoods, all so that people will want to move back to Detroit and make it a vibrant city it was once. Just like New Orleans is receiving.

Hey Brad Pitt...come to Detroit and build homes!!!
Jay Leno.....donated some money to food banks, besides just putting on a show!!!
Let's have people come from all over the country to volunteer their time to help rebuild homes in Detroit!!!!

People from others parts of the country need to understand that because of it's auto based economy; while the rest of the country is suffering a recession, Detroit always suffers a depression. Economic downturns, always starts sooner, is deeper, and lasts longer in Metro Detroit.

Also, realize that that Detroit encompasses more then the city it's self; that there many, many, suburban cities around it, that range from blue collar to very wealthy areas. They are also affected; there are auto plants all round the Metro area, and there are companies that are suppliers, or offer services to the auto workers; when the auto companies suffer, everyone suffers in all of the surrounding cities.

Detroit needs help; badly!!!!!

I may even be wrong, but in practice I see that the ecological houses (or sustainable houses) are not accessible to people in terms of cost, especially in times of crisis.
I would like information on that.

Another concern that should be considered is to build sustainable – sustainable construction is one that is concerned with the environment and health, which associates build and inhabit. That is, the building must have long useful life and use only material that even if demolition, no hits and the environment that can be recycled or reused.

The environmentally and sustainable building is, above all, urbanism and environment in harmony. It is something great, but far from the reality of urban centers.

There are people in Detroit who *have* been fixing up their homes *and* organizing community gardening projects. They just aren't white hipster artists, so they don't have CNN coming in to do photo shoots of their 'good work for the city'.

Smells like gentrification to me. What would you do with a $100 house? How about use your privilege to fix it up so that people who already live in the city can live in it.

I believe that 30-40 years ago, Buckhead in Atlanta was rebuilt by the emerging young professionals. To this day, the once run down neighborhood is Atlanta's showpiece!

Thirty years ago downtown Indianapolis looked like a ghost town. Today, it is full of hotels, Lucas Stadium, restaurants and people are moving and building homes in the downtown.

Communities will recover, but while we are living in the middle of it, it isn't easy. I commend the artists for investing in Detroit. The ghost town will rise again!

Also, AC360: I am going down to NOLA to work for Habitat for Humanity next month. We have heard they are closing down Camp Hope in June 2009. Is it funding? Obviously after hearing AC360 report on the great news about volunteers, I hope the recovery organizations will not shut down.

If I HAD $100.00 I'd Gladly buy one!- They have the right idea – use solor & wind to power it Tell the utility co " You can Pay US! The Question is what are the PROPERTY TAXES???, Sewer, water rates?

It is a shame that you are leading people to think that the $100 houses are a "bargain". Most of them are inhabitable, burnt out, or dumps that you wouldn't house your dog in. Unfortunately the media capitalizes on the $100 house and you get people excited to buy one.
I get calls and emails from around the world Canada, Australia, England, India all wanting to buy a $100 house for investment. The sahme is that a few years of dealing with the problems of being an absentee Detroit landlord most of these investors will be wanting to dump the properties back on the market within 5 years.
How can you be a landlord with no experience from a 1000 miles away. It is another huge problem that is going to add to Detroit's housing problem. Absentee landlord land is a nightmare just coming to Detroit courtesy of sensational journalism.
These young people are a select few that may have a small chance of turning a neighborhood around. I wish them the best but Detroit is headed for major problems soon because of the lack of property tax revenues from these $100 houses.
I'm just a metro Detroit Realtor seeing disaster in the making.

Cheers to the artists! But lets be clear, the areas of Detroit where these artists are buying up homes have been horrible for years. It's not a result of the recent recession. I'm a lifelong resident of Detroit and wish them all the best. I just don't have a lot of hope left. Corrupt administrations and bad planning has beaten it out of me.

I think this is great. Leave it to young, creative, resourceful types to be able to turn something no wants into something better, and perhaps a new eco-neighborhood. But I'm also worried about these folks. I hope they are informed and not just blindly optimistic. There are dangers aside from the crime issues. Renovating older homes without the proper know how can cause many health/ environmental problems (something they never seem to address on the Home Channel renovation programs!). There is a good chance that these homes have asbestos-containing materials in them, as well as lead paint. And if the homes have external chipping lead paint, it could wind up in the soil. If this is the case, all soil should be tested before allowing children (children are more susceptible to lead poisoning than adults) to work in it to develop a community garden.
I 'm not saying these problems should deter them, just that they should proceed with caution. They might need to consult abatement professionals, which could be very costly. Other than that bit of advice, more power to them!!

Hello fellow Americans,

I am just one of the 103 million households that have fallen into difficult times. I remember during the Obama campaign we were courted and used in ads as families that need to be represented and wanted progress and change for our children in these uncertain financial conditions. Well the time has come to speak out and ask for the help to continue to survive.

I propose and greatly need your help to make conscious to our leaders of this great country to help the people who help create this nation and sacrificed our financial gains to pay taxes so everyone could advance in their quest for the “American Dream”.

Since the government has found it fit that it is time to bailout all these rich executives with bonuses and jobs maybe it’s time we get a piece of the pie.

My solution is simple and without an economist educational background I propose that;

Out of all the billions of tax dollars being given to these banks to take a 103 million and distribute One Million Dollars to each of 103 million households promoted during the electoral campaign.

The government would still have many billions left over to give away and each household would have money to jump start the economy by now having the purchasing power and liquidate all debts owed to these banks.

I don’t know the ramifications of this proposal since stated before that I’m not an economist but this is a consideration to be held.

I encourage everyone to please submit to this website and let your local congressmen know your thoughts regarding your situation and this proposal.

Together we can all make a difference again!

What a wonderful idea. A nice artist community that is green – and while it does take money to make the houses self sustaining once you do it your investment is paid back rather quickly when you don't have those electric/gas bills to pay each month. I think what they are doing is exciting and I wish them the best of luck. I hope they grow a beautiful large neighborhood where artists come to work and people come to watch the artists work.

Solutions are the key right here and now. Sure, we must not let dirty deeds get unpunished but we must find ways to build up our country/planet. Continue to travel, look, see and report so those that see can maybe be apart of the change needed. We must all find a way to work through this and unite. This is a must. If we do not, crime will rise and so will blame and hatred. Continue to show hope, care and unity. Take it to the streets and also let people know there is a web site to connect to the government and share your concerns, ideas and let your leaders know that you are staying in tune. Remember, we are the government folks!!! Take charge! Keep going my dear brother Anderson and mates!!!! Ain't no stoppin us now! Represent!

I see this as a good thing. If enough people head back into the city and take root....perhaps it can begin to rebuild itself. I don't see how abandoning Detroit (or any other struggling city) would improve its condition. Bring people, open businesses, create jobs, etc.

Detroit has been down and it may get worse...but you know what? It's people like this who will be part of the solution....not the problem. Kudos to them!

A vacant lot in Detroit is worth about $600-.
The house's sold in Detroit at these prices are not even remotely habitable.
To buy an absolutly worthless house for $100-, and later pay $10,000- to tear it down makes no sense.

Here is my plan for the housing industry.

Assign each state a certain amount of money to purchase and tear down these houses, starting at the bottom price range.

The empty lots would then be attactive to build new homes that are safe and habitable.

Have FAITH people, dream the impossibe dream! Lets think out of the box. YES WE CAN!

It is truly commendable, way to go!

It Is truly commendable, way to go!!

Wow, if I didn't have so many responsibilities here, I'd head to Detroit! I'm excited about the whole creative process they're starting. What an adventure.

It's a community thing. If you've never been around something like this, I TOTALLY understand how you could never understand how it could work or maybe think it's stupid. My husband and I have moved 16 times in 21 years, and only found 2 places that were trying to do what these wonderful people are doing.

I love the idea of the gardens for the neighboring kids. This will be a great place for the elders to congregate,also. Someplace they can go and feel safe with others around.

I'd also like to hear how the neighborhood grows and afffects the area.

Liberals have ruined the economy and this country. Might as well paint a house.

A cool concept of innovation and creativity taking off for lots of fun work ! Can't wait to see that neighborhood in a year ! Hope they take lots of before and after pictures. Wow ! What a great deal on a house to re-design .

Wow.

There are wonderful incentives/deductions for Green Building that will help pay for themselves and leave less of an carbon footprint. There are all kinds of products that can be done from instructions on the internet. There are lots of books talking about the viability of green building.

Great story. I am so glad to see a proactive and hopeful story about a Detroit turnaround.

I have been away from American products (except for a 2002 Ford Thunderbird) for years and plan to replace my SAAB with a Lincoln MKZ this fall. I truly believe, Ford, GM and Chrysler will rise again.
Model for model comparison, they're competative with Europe, Japan and Korea.

how can i get aboard with the 100.00 home deal.

I think this idea is absolutely fantastic. Is there a website to visit to find out where and when the next auction for the foreclosed homes would be held?

That's amazing! What a great way to turn negative into a positive. Good luck on this continued effort.

all positive energy........these things just don't happen....do you suppose President Obama and his idea of giving back has planted a few seeds ?

New blood is good for Detroit, and this is a nice first step, but the city needs more drastic measures. We don't have a chain grocery store within city limits (in a city of 900, 000). 47 percent of our citizens are functionally illiterate. Our school board is taken over by the state every few years for incompetence. Many schools do not receive textbooks until a few months after the start of the school year, due to our credit rating. Only recently were school books allowed to be taken home by students ( I kid you not). Buildings burned in the 67 riots are still standing vacant, and this is on main arterials. Unemployment in the city is 21% and has been for a few years. By just about any indicator you choose, most of Detroit is a third world city. Incredibly, it is surrounded by Ann Arbor and Oakland County both of which have burgeoning tech sectors and strong employment prospects for the future. Detroit proper needs some sort of federal declaration of disaster that would allow for a combination of state/federal control over budgets, rescources etc. At the very least, this authority could knock down vacant houses, get the street lamps working, build a better bussing system or light rail, allow for a adequate level of policing in ALL neighborhoods, not just Greektown and the theater district, and finally get the schools running at a basic level. It's hard to live in a city where basic services are so lacking, even for people living on idealism and dreams. There would be a lot of righteous indignation and calls of racism over a takeover by a federal/state authority, but really how can we as Americans continue to let generation after generation of Detroiters wallow in hopelessness and lack of opportunity just for the sake of hurting a few feelings? Come on, its our moral obligation to provide for a "pursuit of happiness".

Could you provide me with the specific neighborhood in Detroit where these artists are trying to revitalize.

Thank you.

how can i get hold of this guys.?i will love to be part of this helpful spirit to renew a city(willing to buy houses)

My father used to say that just because you can do something does not mean you should.

It never ceases to amaze me how out of touch with the rest of us are the politicians and the big corporations. Did Chris Dodd think he would not get caught in his lie about the AIG contract? Did AIG think it could take $170 billion from us, lose $69 billion last quarter and THEN give out $169 million in bonuses to the very people who are responsible for AIG's failures and we would not notice and be outraged? Does Mrs. Madoff think she can just move to Florida (by the way, I think she is just as guilty as he) and be welcomed with open arms? Better move offshore, Ruthie.

America was built by immigrants originally, let it be built by immirants again...power to the people...:)
It seems like we have lost view of what is important...our family, quality of life, and common courtesy.
Maybe banks should take heed to Detroits concept of just letting go of the properties that are delapitated...we all need somewhere toi live and if someone has the opportunity to rebuild or repair an aging home without worring about the bank taking the home if they miss a couple of payments.
Go Detroit...you started from scratch before, you can do it again.

Where can I see the homes that are on sale in this area?

Come on now, let's let Bernie Madoff out on bail.
Set the bail for 50 billion dollars plus a fine.

And, I hope Congress learns a lesson from this aig debacle.
They learned nothing from the Enron bigwig corruption.

And, Congress may see less infighting if their ranks were reduced
by 50%.

Ted Lehman

This is an awesome idea! How do I get info in purchasing a home, I want to buy one of these homes!! Please let me know as soon as poossible......We can make a change...

$100 for a house. What is this? Monopoly?

I like the positive attitude of these people . In the midst of a worldwide economic crisis they came up to a good idea like this one. Nothing beats positive attitude...