I’m sure that you have seen the news reports out of Ohio during the last week. First one, then a second Federal Judge dismissed foreclosure proceedings because the lenders “failed to prove that they owned the properties they were trying to seizeâ€. That’s a complicated way of saying that the paperwork is screwed up. (If you’ve ever worked at a big company, you know that this is the rule not the exception.) More importantly though,…
Category: Rants and Raves
Well What About Michigan?
I have received some interesting responses to my “10 Things†post. When I wrote it my personal feeling was that there would be a massive “piling on†because things seem to be so bad here, and that I would be taken to task because I went so easy on the area. To my surprise quite the opposite occurred. The responses were overwhelmingly positive. Not only that, but they were upbeat and optimistic about the future…
10 Things
I’ve been talking to a lot of out of state investors lately, and the subject of weaknesses and opportunities for this region comes up every time. While I know that any discussion of substance on this would take a while, I though that I would put together a couple of lists off the top of my head. If you think there’s something missing off of either of the lists send me an email at list@MichProps.com.…
California Dreaming . . . . .
I just got back into town after spending four days in my old stomping grounds of northern California. The San Francisco peninsula to be more specific, about halfway between San Francisco and San Jose. My wife and I lived there for six years after grad school until we moved to Michigan. The occasion was my wife’s 30 year High School Reunion. I think you get the picture. While she and I did get the chance…