底特律1美元就能買到汽車城小別墅大綱
Detroit bargain properties are hot right now, with low-end homes being listed for as little as $1 dollar, and demand is intense. But real estate agents caution that it's worthwhile to do some research before plunking down any money on these homes to avoid unexpected complications.
底特律的便宜房現在正被炒得如火如荼，有些低端的房產開價只要1美元，需求頗爲旺盛。但是房地產中介告誡說，在頭腦發熱把錢投到買便宜房子之前，要先做一些調查以免今後碰到些意想不到的麻煩。
Few people know this as well as Re/Max agent Albert Hakim. The Metro Detroit-based realtor specializes in real estate-owned properties. Hakim believes he handles more of these bargain homes listed under $1,000 than any other realtor in Michigan.
很少有人能像Albert Hakim那樣瞭解底特律的房地產，他的專長就是房地產買賣。他自信自己手裏擁有的低於1000美元的房地產是當地最多的。
Despite the high level of interest from abroad, Hakim said foreigners and other outsiders are often clueless about the complexities of buying a home in Detroit. "They're so naive!" he said.
儘管當前底特律的房地產正吸引着大量海外投資者的目光，但是Hakim表示外國人和外地人在購買底特律房地產時，往往對房地產交易的複雜性知之甚少。他說，“他們太天真了！”
He added that many potential buyers are ignorant of the total costs involved in buying distressed properties. While a home might be listed for $1 or $100, Hakim said in reality buyers end up paying quite a lot more. Costs associated with city inspections, property taxes and other fees can raise the total price of a bargain home to the low thousands. Such homes may also require extensive reconstruction, new plumbing, electrical rewiring and other work that adds more to the final tab.
底特律房地產專家Hakim還說，很多潛在的投資者忽視了購買這些便宜房子的總花費。一些房子的售價可能只有1美元或者100美元，但是最後買房者付的錢要遠遠大於這個數字。買房者的花費還包括城市檢查、房產稅和其他一些費用，全部費用加在一起會讓這些房子的價格飆升到上千美元。除此之外，這些便宜房子可能還需要大規模的翻新、重新鋪設管道、電線等，這些費用又會把房子的總價擡高。
