This episode I discuss a few rehab tips. More to follow.

This episode I discuss one of the biggest lies in Detroit real estate, Section 8 is guaranteed money from the government. It’s not.

This episode I got permission from the investor I did the video for to share it with you. Perfect example of a great house in a terrible area.

This episode myself and a few friends mow a Detroit park, at NIGHT, with the Detroit Mower Gang Non Profit

This episode my wife and I have some fun killing “Detroit Foreclosure Zombies:)” with some of our friends.

This episode I start a rehab series where I walk you through an entire rehab. I cover energy inefficiency in this video.

This episode I cover tree and basement issues.

Urban Detroit Wholesalers on CNN tonight at 8:00pm EST!

Detroit has received quite a bit of positive media attention of late as a city with bargain properties and a city worth investing in. This is a bright sunny light, finally and well deserved, for the city of Detroit and I am basking the warm glow of acceptance. Not that I needed it or wanted it but it is distinctly human to validated and proved correct.

Detroit is finally getting its due as a major city in this country attracting serious investors. I have believed for over 3 years that Detroit is THE city in American to invest in. The fundamentals just make sense.

Here are the links for the recent newspaper articles:

Detroit Free Press 3.1.09

Detroit Free Press 3.4.09

Detroit News 3.5.09

The Seattle Times 3.9.09

Detroit News 3.13.09

Urban Detroit Wholesalers is also going to be on CNN! We were interview last week as experts in Detroit investment properties. It will be on tonight at 8:00 PM EST.

May we live in exciting times and we do. You have a choice to see despair or see opportunity. I see the greatest opportunity to buy real estate in ALL of our lives. Years from now we will be telling our grandkids about how we made our fortune on Detroit real estate back in the “credit crisis”.

Carpe House…. Seize the house!

Jeremy Burgess
The Detroit Market Expert

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How many bad thoughts should we have and more importantly, how long can we afford to expect terrible things to happen?
I’m not trying to be Pollyanna here about the situation our country is in or the challenges that the City of Detroit is facing. What I’m suggesting is that instead of focusing on pointing out faults and finding the cracks in every plan by punching holes in a leaking dam; we need to learn to ignore and quiet this nagging specter of fear that has us looking for monsters under the bed.

Anyone can find fault and tear down ideas, plans, projects, and dreams. Much more difficult to do is find ways to build solutions that work. Now is the time to start building rather than tearing down. President Barrack Obama spoke about the “gathering clouds and raging storms” on America’s horizon and the need to find solutions and make hard choices. I agree completely and I blogged at great length at my real estate investment club, Renegade Detroit Investors

Questions we should be asking ourselves are how can we find solutions to the issues we are facing? Urban Detroit Wholesalers focuses only on Detroit investment properties and we work closing with a local nonprofit, Motor City Blight Busters. While we are not blind to what is happening in Detroit and the nation, because we asked the right questions and focused on the solutions one small step at a time we have carved out a very profitable niche while rebuilding and stabilizing communities.

Urban Detroit Wholesalers:

• added over 100 jobs to the local economy
• rehabbed over 90 houses increasing property values
• provided quality rentals in areas that they were desperately needed
• retrained a dozen men and women in new trades via Blight Busters
• created dozens of homeowners via lease options and land contractors
• improved the lives of 20 seniors by providing housing projects via Blight Busters
• added over a million dollars of equity and thousands of dollars of cash flow to our investors

Everything that we have been able to accomplish is due solely to focusing on finding solutions and building positive communities. We decided long ago to ignore the specter of fear that would have you believe that there are no solutions and that in order for you to profit someone must lose. We created win-win solutions with banks, communities, nonprofit agencies, investors, and all of the trades men and women we employ while still creating a sound profit for us and our investors.

Go out and find ways to build your community, your job, your church, your relationships, and anywhere else you face challenges. Focus on solving one small challenge at a time. Imagine what this country would be like if thousands of men and women were building solutions and adding value to communities they live and invest in.

Now is time to build and be the solution one challenge at a time. We have enough of the other.

Make your life uncomfortable,
Jeremy Burgess
The Detroit Market Expert

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Free Report on Detroit real estate “how to”

When you are consistently setting and achieving high goals, it is natural to come across many road blocks. I can say from personal experience that sometimes it seems like the entire road is a road block! This sometimes makes me feel like nothing is going my way or that I haven’t made any progress.

That is why I started to think about all of the people and things that I am thankful for every night before I go to bed. I really think it, feel it, and sometimes I even say it out loud. This is a very powerful way that I change my perspective and my attitude on my day and my accomplishments within minutes. If you are not currently practicing this, I would recommend you start this evening and start enjoying all of the benefits.

During Thanksgiving I like to go one step further and actually write it down.

I’m grateful for my wife who somehow endures my long hours of work and the stress and sacrifices that must be made to be successful.

I’m grateful for my Mother and Father who raised me to be persistent and always to look at the bright side.

I’m grateful for my business partner Jared for his vision and tech savviness that keeps Urban Detroit Wholesalers on the cutting edge.

I’m grateful to my team of pros Drew, Erika, Lynn, Seth, Danny, Yianni, Joel, Dave, Chris, Larry, Doug, Rob, Peach, Mike, Mr. Ford and Chris who consistently step up to the plate to do the deals that everyone says can’t be done. And do them well! You guys are awesome and you are the reason Urban Detroit Wholesalers continues to prosper and grow. Thank you.

I’m grateful to be alive and in one of the greatest cities in America, during the greatest real estate market since The Great Depression.

I’m grateful to all of my investors for trusting me and investing in Detroit and my company. The proof is in the checks and I know you love them!

I’m especially grateful for Motor City Blight Busters and the way they have made us feel welcome in the neighborhood. You inspire me with the passion to create change regardless of the obstacles.

I’m grateful to everyone who reads our Newsletter. I value your time and attention and I hope I have added value to your life in some small way.

Happy Thanksgiving!
Jeremy Burgess
The Detroit Market Expert

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Free Report on Detroit real estate “how to”