Wanna buy Eminem's old 'Marshall Mathers LP house?

[Koolo2010]

By Eric Lacy | elacy@mlive.com
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on September 17, 2013 at 9:10 AM, updated September 17, 2013 at 1:13 PM

DETROIT, MI - For likely a bargain basement price, you can own a piece of Detroit hip hop history on 19946 Dresden St.

Eminem's childhood home, featured on the cover of his 2000 "The Marshall Mathers LP" album, is for sale via the Michigan Land Bank website.

The Land Bank website doesn't appear to ask for a minimum bid on the property (parcel number 21034756) and mentions that a $35 processing fee is assessed if your offer is accepted.

Property records obtained by MLive Detroit show the home has been in the Land Bank's possession since Oct. 5, 2012.

Records also show the home has been through at least 10 owners since Debbie Mathers, Eminem's mother, was listed as the property's seller in 1994. She appears to be going by Debbie Nelson now, according to a 2008 interview with The Village Voice.

The house, according to Spin Magazine and other news outlets, is where Eminem spent most of his teenage years.

Records indicate Debbie Nelson, listed as Debbie Mathers, was owner of the Dresden Street property from March 1992 to April 2003.

Anderson Cooper, of CBS' "60 Minutes," profiled Eminem for a story a couple years ago and went with Slim Shady to his old neighborhood.

It's unclear what the market value of Eminem's old home is.

The real estate website Zillow estimates it's worth $33,000, but that's probably pretty high since it is surrounded by a slew of abandoned and blighted homes.

A man who lives on Dresden told me Monday afternoon that the neighborhood has been plauged by drug and gang activity for several years.

He also mentioned, while walking a 200-plus pound pit bull on a choke chain, that I should be careful because dope dealers often prey on Eminem fans who stop by and visit the home.

Eminem appears to be eager to revisit his past - at least musically.

His new album, "The Marshall Mathers LP 2," is scheduled to be released on Nov. 5.

The director, James Larese, of Eminem's video for "Berzerk," a new song, told me last week Slim Shady is "hungry" to deliver an old school hip hop feel on the new album.

Larese added that Eminem wants to recapture "that feeling of why we fell in love with the hip hop genre to begin with."

[Raul]

WAT

[Koolo2010]

Em should buy it

HE WON'T...

[PAINKILLƎR]

I'd carry a piece in Detroit, fuck the law.

On another note, I wanna buy the home. Be jacking off all day in there to the thought that Em used to live there. On my Zolt Shady type shit, mmm.

[RSoares]

Em should buy it

Just to sit there for MMLP2 cover and then he could put it on sale, again. He's Eminem, he can do whatever he wants.

[kkaniff]

Smithsonian.

[Shade135]

This isn't the first time i've seen it up for sale in the past 5 or so years, if I had that much extra money, fuck ya I would buy it. That would be like the ultimate collectable.

[Jason M.]

Who is the most hardcore stan? Who will buy Eminem's house?

[_Hawk_]

This isn't the first time i've seen it up for sale in the past 5 or so years, if I had that much extra money, fuck ya I would buy it. That would be like the ultimate collectable.

Clearly it isn't the ultimate collectible if it lacks any scope of investment.

The ultimate sentimental object for a fan, maybe.

[CanadaPure]

Eminem should buy that whole street and clean it up.

[Shade135]

This isn't the first time i've seen it up for sale in the past 5 or so years, if I had that much extra money, fuck ya I would buy it. That would be like the ultimate collectable.

Clearly it isn't the ultimate collectible if it lacks any scope of investment.

The ultimate sentimental object for a fan, maybe.

Yeah, that's what I meant. Obviously if it's still only worth $33,000 given the history of the house and the time that has past, it's definitely not an investment.

Me personally, I think I would own something like that, sort of a history landmark, than any rare collectable with a signature. I would fix it up, sell my house, pay to have it moved to my town, live in it and pocket the extra $100,000.

It's probably not even worth $33,000, probably got bumped up to that since it's Eminem old house. Then again, I have no idea what prices/values are like around there.

[_Hawk_]

I'm shocked at how little it's worth. It's a piece of Shady history. The Shady team should turn it into a museum and help boost Detroit's economy.

[CanadaPure]

Lmao gonna sell a kidney

I'll buy it.

...For reasons.

[Elision]

Who is the most hardcore stan?

[Cinderella Stan]

Lmao gonna sell a kidney

Don't you dare! I'm selling my sister. Anyone interested? Only 33k and you get my pc and my bike too! It's urgent!