A Detroit man paid just $3,300 for 2 abandoned homes and transformed them for his family to live in. See inside the impressive renovation.

• In June 2017, Vincent Orr won an abandoned home from the Detroit Land Bank Authority for just $2,100.
• In 2019, he purchased a second vacant home from the DLBA for $1,200. 
• Orr transformed both homes into livable spaces with only $100,000.

You can become a homeowner in Detroit, Michigan, for as little as $1,000 — but it'll take a lot of work.

The Detroit Land Bank Authority, founded in 2008, set out on a mission to return run-down and vacant properties in the city to productive use. To do so, it auctions off thousands of publicly owned properties through its public platform, Auction — and the bidding starts at $1,000.