Class A (680+ credit scores): most of Downtown, Midtown, maybe parts of Corktown and Bagley areas.Class B (620+): some neighborhoods near the Pointes, Harper Woods, Redford, East English Village, etc., some parts of Corktown and Bagley areas. 

He's in your neck of the woods.  

Deals are like street cars there is one on every corner especially in your neck of the woods.. don't get too hung up on it.. looks like it worked out... but it could have been a sign that something was really wrong.these squabbles are not worth attorneys  fee's you just dig a bigger hole..

When a heat pump can't keep up with the outside temperature and using a fireplace or wood stove is not an option, I usually use infrared space heaters that have a thermostat. 

Style will have an impact, but you can account for it - colonials generally have a premium - single levels a discount.  

The short story was that we bought the property on the auction website for $120k with a $6k buyer premium fee and closing costs of about $2k for a total of $128k.  

If the fence was wood and there's no zoning prohibition, I would consider painting their side of it some obnoxious color, like pink polka dot. 2.

I have been shopping around for insurance on the property, but the quotes I am getting from insurance companies have annual premiums between $2700-$4500.

Instead of wood (which would have easily been $6K installed, I opted for Water-resistant 12mm Laminate which luckily I found on sale, and in stock near by, so that is going in soon (see pix for details). 

Stark differences between premiums and coverage when it comes to local vs. national carriers.