There's a multitude of types of foundations, stemwalls n footings, post tension slab and a few others.

There is "locals vs tourist" tension that may cause some issues for you depending on where you are looking to invest.

Yes, maybe that was one factor to reduce the tension.

Then, there is the big brother/little brother tension with Ann Arbor, plus the vacant warehouses.  

We're all human and seeing someone make $5,000 - $15,000 off of us when it appears that they didn't do much of anything can cause tension sometimes.

This is a great way to bring the conversation third party and reduce the relationship tension.

Problem, has High tension Powerlines over it. 

Though we've not spent/allocated large amounts on defense/military in the past 10-15  years, that might start to change with the increasing tensions around the world. 

It may be the case that once you move in, much of the tension that you have been hearing so much about will vanish.

The community was well maintained but there was always tension between spending for enhancements vs keeping the fee down because this was, after all, a investment for profit. 2) your exit strategy was limited.