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I am very familiar with Michigan and all it’s ups and downs – I lived there until I was in my late 20s and my family just sold a some property in the Northern part of the state. Are you talking about buying real estate in Detroit? Did you know that the mayor, Dave Bing, has suggested (very seriously) that he would like to bulldoze up to a third of the city and have it revert to whatever it would revert to? (see http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/21/us/21detroit.html). The schools in Detroit are so underfunded that there is also serious talk of having class sizes of up to 60 students – so very few stay in the city if they have the the ability to leave. The NYT just ran a very interesting story about the decline in the population of Detroit and some attempts to maintain neighborhoods (including training citizens to patrol their own neighborhoods ). (see http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/26/us/26detroit.html) On the other hand, there are a lot of small high tech businesses that have sprung up around Ann Arbor (home to the Univ. of Mich.) and so commercial real estate there might be interesting – although I know almost nothing about that. Also, artists seem to be migrating to the city to take advantage of large studio spaces that are dirt cheap: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102053853
See also this Op/Ed piece where someone bought a Mies van der Rohe there for $100,000 and someone else bought a house for $100. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/opinion/08barlow.html

There might be bargains, but I’d be careful if I were you.

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I am very familiar with Michigan and all it’s ups and downs – I lived there until I was in my late 20s and my family just sold a some property in the Northern part of the state. Are you talking about buying real estate in Detroit? Did you know that the mayor, Dave Bing, has suggested (very seriously) that he would like to bulldoze up to a third of the city and have it revert to whatever it would revert to? (see http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/21/us/21detroit.html). The schools in Detroit are so underfunded that there is also serious talk of having class sizes of up to 60 students – so very few stay in the city if they have the the ability to leave. The NYT just ran a very interesting story about the decline in the population of Detroit and some attempts to maintain neighborhoods (including training citizens to patrol their own neighborhoods ). (see http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/26/us/26detroit.html) On the other hand, there are a lot of small high tech businesses that have sprung up around Ann Arbor (home to the Univ. of Mich.) and so commercial real estate there might be interesting – although I know almost nothing about that. Also, artists seem to be migrating to the city to take advantage of large studio spaces that are dirt cheap: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102053853
See also this Op/Ed piece where someone bought a Mies van der Rohe there for $100,000 and someone else bought a house for $100. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/opinion/08barlow.html

There might be bargains, but I’d be careful if I were you.

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[quote=UCGal]
My mom grew up in River Forest.[/quote]

Sooo pretty there – I love the downtown area. Just wish you could do something about the cold weather and traffic . .

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[quote=UCGal]
My mom grew up in River Forest.[/quote]

Sooo pretty there – I love the downtown area. Just wish you could do something about the cold weather and traffic . .

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[quote=UCGal]
My mom grew up in River Forest.[/quote]

Sooo pretty there – I love the downtown area. Just wish you could do something about the cold weather and traffic . .

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[quote=UCGal]
My mom grew up in River Forest.[/quote]

Sooo pretty there – I love the downtown area. Just wish you could do something about the cold weather and traffic . .

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[quote=UCGal]
My mom grew up in River Forest.[/quote]

Sooo pretty there – I love the downtown area. Just wish you could do something about the cold weather and traffic . .

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If you ever get to Chicago, the Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio in Oak Park is fantastic. Wright lived there with his family from 1889 until 1909 and the prairie that lay beyond Oak Park at the time was part of the inspiration for his style. There are many homes designed by him within walking distance, and most of the architecture in Oak Park (including the assisted living facility where my Mom lives) is influenced by his style.

http://www.oprf.com/flw/H&S.html

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If you ever get to Chicago, the Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio in Oak Park is fantastic. Wright lived there with his family from 1889 until 1909 and the prairie that lay beyond Oak Park at the time was part of the inspiration for his style. There are many homes designed by him within walking distance, and most of the architecture in Oak Park (including the assisted living facility where my Mom lives) is influenced by his style.

http://www.oprf.com/flw/H&S.html

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If you ever get to Chicago, the Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio in Oak Park is fantastic. Wright lived there with his family from 1889 until 1909 and the prairie that lay beyond Oak Park at the time was part of the inspiration for his style. There are many homes designed by him within walking distance, and most of the architecture in Oak Park (including the assisted living facility where my Mom lives) is influenced by his style.

http://www.oprf.com/flw/H&S.html

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If you ever get to Chicago, the Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio in Oak Park is fantastic. Wright lived there with his family from 1889 until 1909 and the prairie that lay beyond Oak Park at the time was part of the inspiration for his style. There are many homes designed by him within walking distance, and most of the architecture in Oak Park (including the assisted living facility where my Mom lives) is influenced by his style.

http://www.oprf.com/flw/H&S.html

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If you ever get to Chicago, the Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio in Oak Park is fantastic. Wright lived there with his family from 1889 until 1909 and the prairie that lay beyond Oak Park at the time was part of the inspiration for his style. There are many homes designed by him within walking distance, and most of the architecture in Oak Park (including the assisted living facility where my Mom lives) is influenced by his style.

http://www.oprf.com/flw/H&S.html

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This is a subject that could certainly benefit from a review of current and past procedures, so that we can establish the most efficient and cost-effective means of using govt-funded research for the benefit of society.[/quote]

There are actually laws in place that govern the patenting and licensing of federally funded inventions. The purpose of these laws is to ensure competition and a preference for U.S. licensees, among other things. The problem that I had with the system (and I haven’t been involved for a number of years) was that there appeared to be VERY few people (sometimes it seemed like there was one guy . . . ) keeping track of all the records and “ensuring” compliance. My perception was that few really did what was required, so the public wasn’t really getting full advantage from its investment.

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[quote=CA renter]

This is a subject that could certainly benefit from a review of current and past procedures, so that we can establish the most efficient and cost-effective means of using govt-funded research for the benefit of society.[/quote]

There are actually laws in place that govern the patenting and licensing of federally funded inventions. The purpose of these laws is to ensure competition and a preference for U.S. licensees, among other things. The problem that I had with the system (and I haven’t been involved for a number of years) was that there appeared to be VERY few people (sometimes it seemed like there was one guy . . . ) keeping track of all the records and “ensuring” compliance. My perception was that few really did what was required, so the public wasn’t really getting full advantage from its investment.

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[quote=CA renter]

This is a subject that could certainly benefit from a review of current and past procedures, so that we can establish the most efficient and cost-effective means of using govt-funded research for the benefit of society.[/quote]

There are actually laws in place that govern the patenting and licensing of federally funded inventions. The purpose of these laws is to ensure competition and a preference for U.S. licensees, among other things. The problem that I had with the system (and I haven’t been involved for a number of years) was that there appeared to be VERY few people (sometimes it seemed like there was one guy . . . ) keeping track of all the records and “ensuring” compliance. My perception was that few really did what was required, so the public wasn’t really getting full advantage from its investment.

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