@George WendtThe areas I would suggest to you in Detroit is in neighborhoods like Rosedale Park, University District, Boston Edison, Woodbridge, Midtown, Corktown, Sherwood Forest, Green Acres, East English Village, Indian Village, Grandmont and few othe r areas that border some of these areas.

Philadelphia is middle of the road (IMHO) with evictions.

I live on the east side of cincinnati.

Many people are in the middle of Chicago and Milwaukee.  

However, if shes looking for a place to live in the area, steer clear of the 1st four blocks east of 95, both north and south of Atlantic.  

It would even be cooler if your middle name was "Michael".

Unless you are at minimum upper middle class with large cash reserves, you couldn't buy a closet in those places.

We're also looking in North Arlington (North of 30) or directly East of Lake Arlington.

You may end up with a piece of land in the middle of nowhere that now you will have to pay the property tax on, or a lien on a property that the owner has file bankruptcy on. 

As they don't want hundreds of thousands tied up in escrows if the buyer will not release the funds back.Out east and mid west its kind of the opposite I were sellers expect a check right that minute at closing, this never happens on the west coast as funds don't get distributed until there is an actual recording and recording numbers..