KANSAS CITY, Mo.— Buyers have snapped up 45 dangerous Kansas City houses for $1 each and have a year to make them livable.
The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/24WVfYB ) reports that the Kansas City Land Bank approved the applications Monday. The buyer’s reward is an eventual $8,500 rebate — the amount it would have cost the city to flatten the houses.
Land Bank executive director Ted Anderson says the group is “thrilled” with ...