21 Sep, 2026
From hiking in Arches in 106 degree weather to horseback riding in Bryce Canyon to breaking my shoe in the muck in the Narrows – it was an epic adventure…
I’ve looked at thousands of houses over the years, and one of the fastest ways to get a conversation sideways is to start with the sentence, “My house is worth…
The court website will tell you what forms to file. It will show you the steps. The sequence. The structure. If you follow it carefully, you can get through the…
I wrote about this back in 2009. The idea was simple then, and it hasn’t changed: most people confuse activity with accomplishment. If anything, it’s worse now. We have more…
You’ll hear people say: “Nobody quits being a landlord after one bad tenant.” That sounds good. It also isn’t true. I’ve seen people get out after one. In Detroit. And…

The Real Cost of a Vacant House in Detroit — Month by Month

Let’s Stop Pretending This Is Harmless Here’s what most people tell themselves: “It’s just sitting there.” No it’s not. It’s deteriorating. It’s costing you money. And it’s quietly getting harder to deal with every single month. The reality is, vacant property costs in Detroit don’t stay flat—they stack. Fast. A vacant house isn’t paused. It’s moving, just […]

What Nobody Tells You About Selling an Inherited House in Detroit

I’ve been involved in real estate in Detroit for a long time. Long enough that I’ve seen just about every situation you can imagine around inherited houses. On paper, the process sounds simple. Someone passes away. The family inherits the home. The house gets sold and the proceeds are split. That’s the version you’ll read […]