>>http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080813/METRO/808130360
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>Most people wouldn't buy a house in a crime infested neighborhood for any amount of money. I wouldn't.

Well, if one wanted to become a slum-lord this would be a great way to get started. Get a few houses for a few hundred bucks, then move up to apartment buildings in these areas.