Meet The Property Entrepreneurs Solving The Dilemma Of Derelict Homes

In Minot, it took nearly a decade following the 2011 flood to deal with the abandoned and derelict homes that resulted. It was a problem on many levels from community morale to safety.  But it’s not just disasters we have to worry about, many circumstances lead to a lack of care and maintenance that can drag a neighborhood down.

It’s a problem without an easy solution, but across the Atlantic, a couple of entrepreneurs are building a business by identifying homes that are slipping toward abandonment and turning them around. And it starts with relying on the public to alert them when a property is slipping.

This article was sourced from:

Alison Coleman, Forbes

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Josh Wolsky

Developer & Writer @TheMinot Voice, Fan of the Souris River, SavorMinot Advocate. Fortunate to be a 'former' City Council member ;)

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