This is my last post on this topic, and perhaps I won't discuss Detroit again on here because I really don't need such accusations made about me based on an article I posted called Detroit Current Events and then posted a link.
I didn't expect such a response. It just goes to show the injustice there is in this world.
You know, it's pretty bad when Detroit is in the news all the time. Not just local but nation wide. It wasn't me taking anything out of content that Greg Gutfield reported on. I said nothing, I just posted a link.
To be quite truthful with you, I don't like hearing about Detroit, but my husband listens to the radio everyday about Detroit, so I listen to it when I'm cooking dinner. And on a daily basis all I hear on the news is a murder here, a robbery there, a break in here, and a child murdered there. How can I say nice things about Detroit, when there is nothing nice being reported about Detroit?
My generations of family have lived in Detroit all our lives. It was once a proud City! I want to see it again be a proud city. I'm also in Real Estate (Real Estate Sales Person) and I wont' sell in Detroit.
Yes, I retired 6 years ago, and progress is being made, but they work on everything else but the CRIME! So I was happy to hear about the gun permit thing, but it also proved my point, that something was needed to help fight the crime and that was allowing the residents to carry. (And yes they carried anyway to protect themselves, but now it's legal)
And that's what Detroit needs. People who are able to fight back! Once the bad guys see that they have a fighting army against them armed, they won't be so brave, and then one day, maybe, Detroit will come back, but not until then!
What do I have to gain by telling people to wait till Detroit gets better before investing there? Nothing, absolutely nothing. I do it because I care about you young people with families, with hopes and dreams. I don't want you to lose your savings! You out of state investors, I know you don't know the reality of it all. I only do this because I care. I don't want you to lose what you worked so hard for. But if my 2 cents is not worth it and it makes me sound bitter to speak the truth, then I will refrain from doing so and let the chips fall where they may.
But what a shame for me to have so much experience in landlording in the City of Detroit and in Real Estate for you not to listen to what I have to say or believe me. But I can't make you believe me! And then, you will always have the Rays or a Joshs that will say everything is peachy creamy and I've taken things out of context or am implementing fear!
It's pretty bad when one goes on vacation, takes a cruise, sits at a table on the Ship and the people who live in France, who barely speak English, who is also sitting at the table, asks where you're from and you say Detroit, and they say "Oh, bang bang shoot em up", and you hang your down in embarrassment and say yea. If we have a reputation that is known all over the world, how can you blame it on Nancy Neville taking everything out of context?
What I say about Detroit is not out of being bitter, it is out of PASSION! Because I want it to come back, but it's not ready and I don't want anyone investing without knowing the score! I'd want someone to tell me the good, bad and the ugly, don't you?
But I know that you Josh will be back to respond or you Ray too, and you'll say something else to discredit me. But there is nothing I can do about that. I have to leave it up to the readers of this post. I've done all that I can.
So that's all I have to say.
The floor is yours!
Nancy Neville
