Actually, Detroit is just starting a renaissance of sorts right now. If I had the spare cash, I would absolutely buy up a bunch of houses in Detroit Metro, fix

Actually, Detroit is just starting a renaissance of sorts right now. If I had the spare cash, I would absolutely buy up a bunch of houses in Detroit Metro, fix 'em up, and rent/sit on them for a couple years. Alternate business plan: buy a large (or several small) commercial plots for pennies on the dollar, and build a Level 3 datacenter in Detroit.