[rightwingintelligentsia]

I’m shocked at how fast these streets deteriorated. In some of the pics, the houses don’t really look that bad in 2007 or 2008.

[cripplecreek]

Michigan weather does serious damage if a place goes without care for just a few years. The place next to me has been mostly empty for nearly 15 years but its been taken care of. The grass is long but the house is solid.



The place on the far side of that one had a family living there long term but they got behind on bills then got hit with septic system problems and a small outbuilding fire so the bank foreclosed. Now it looks abandoned.