whether you choose to be a missionary, helping, living and dying with the poor - or you've purchased your private jet to fly to the special olympics to donate and raise 5million - your hard work is paying dividends that are not measured by greenbacks.rich dad, poor dad - great book because it's understandable.

Even if I donate the thing, I'd still be responsible for maintenance fees.

We also make donations to our state PAC for the lobbying efforts of the Washington Apartment Association... extremely important for keeping our state laws landlord friendly.

Also below are links about some Detroit's current funding and investment and where its going.Detroit to get $300 million in federal help - Sep. 27, 2013 - CNN Moneyhttp://money.cnn.com/2013/09/27/news/economy/detroit-federal-help/Ford Foundation donates money to help Detroit manage its federal grantshttp://michiganradio.org/post/ford-foundation-donates-money-help-detroit-manage-its-federal-grantsBill Pulte: From Home Builder to Detroit's Unlikely Blight Busterhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2013/10/09/bill-pulte-detroits-unlikely-blight-buster/Gilbert: Tear Down All Of Detroit’s Abandoned Homes At Oncehttp://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/10/01/gilbert-tear-down-all-of-detroits-abandoned-homes-at-once/Plan to eliminate blight in Detroit may top $1 billion, task force sayshttp://www.freep.com/article/20131212/BUSINESS06/312120137/Detroit-blight-Quicken-GilbertDetroit bankruptcy judge orders company to stop collecting casino revenue (Access to about $180 million a year that was flowing to creditors from its casinos)http://whtc.com/news/articles/2013/aug/29/detroit-bankruptcy-judge-orders-company-to-stop-collecting-casino-revenue/http://www.freep.com/article/20130903/NEWS01/309030148/Kevyn-Orr-William-Buckfire-depositions-Detroit-bankruptcyFederal, Foundation, City and Corporate Investment Areas in Detroithttp://datadrivendetroit.org/web_ftp/Data_Mapping/InvestmentAreas.pdfThe Auto Industry Bailouthttp://useconomy.about.com/od/criticalssues/a/auto_bailout.htm

I have thought about setting up a non-profit to collect donations to tear down some of these old eyesores.

WOW, I'd say you need to think about other things, like politics or economics or bond financing, all three couldbe key in such a project.The city migh build it if you donate the land and sweeten the dealTax credits might be used or the city ot other financing agency might provide or back a bond issue to pay for rereational projects.Now, if you mean a club house and a pool, that would be with the HOA and would usually go in toward the end of the development. :)

I've reached out to 9 landlords so far trying to get them to donate $40 each.

This seems to me to be a gradual but massive shift in our society from donations of funds to churches and charities to funneling funds to the government entitlement programs.

Ned,How much do I have to donate to make #6 a reality?

The only thing I would change for my family, is that I would also teach them to spend/donate as well.