That abandoned building on Gratiot showed me why I need liability waivers

I was checking out a potential pop-up space on Gratiot two months ago. Stepped on a loose floorboard and fell straight through to the basement. Got stuck down there for 20 minutes before a guy walking by heard me yelling. Now I bring a hard hat and a buddy with me to every walkthrough. Anyone else nearly kill themselves looking at cheap Detroit commercial spaces?

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viola_ward22d ago

Man, you've got a whole new level of risk assessment now. That's just Detroit real estate for you - one wrong step and you're auditioning for a horror movie. Glad you didn't break anything important down there besides maybe a little dignity. Now I always check for loose floorboards with a long stick first. Call it the "basement avoidance probe." Actually had a buddy who fell through a ceiling in an old warehouse once, so you're not alone in the "nearly died for cheap rent" club.

joel_butler22d ago

Wait, you used to think cheap rent was worth the risk? Yeah, that basement story totally flipped my thinking on that.