I read this article (from Stessa's digest email) and pricing seems to be going the right direction for properties with ADU.

Prior to that, Freddie Mac's Home Possible would go for that scenario if the census tract was low income, even if the borrower was high income.

I don’t see a lot of new tract housing being built in the areas I’ve driven around.

Property can be in LMI area of your income must be less than 80% of median tract income levels

Jon, I absolutely do not see a possibility of the Detroit municipal government disowning tracts of land within it's boundaries.

Thank you all for the feedback.Likes like NC doesnt play well with others in the field of legal services according to this recent WSJ post...http://www.wsj.com/articles/legalzoom-sues-carolina-state-bar-news-digest-1433720614

Personally I'm not a huge fan of JWB (although I've not bought from them) but that is mostly because they throw generic builder-grade tract homes on every low-quality lot they can get ahold of - whose only value is their "newness" - then sell, rinse and repeat.

Its actually true regarding the low barrier to entry you just have to really take your time and digest the information and follow through.

If you are looking at national tract builders like Dr.

While foreclosures can often be found on public sites, if you are busy and want to save a bunch of time analyzing more property the lists typically are pretty cheap, like $30-$40 a month and can consolidate a bunch of information into easily digestable and sortable information.