Jeff Wattrick of Deadline Detroit asks a pretty interesting question: What's the difference between John Hantz, the man behind a proposed timber farm on the east side, and Dan Gilbert, the Quicken Loans founder who owns a vast amount of real estate downtown? Not all that much, according to Wattrick. Agree or disagree, the issue boils down to the question that's haunted Detroit for years: how picky should a vacant, impoverished city be when it comes to potential investors? [Deadline Detroit]
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