--- title: Man Will Trade Detroit House for iPhone 6 or iPad description: Man willing to trade Detroit house for an iPhone 6 or 32gb iPad canonical: https://time.com/3478199/trade-iphone6-for-detroit-house/ author: Olivia B. Waxman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-07T15:00:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:13:38.854Z og:title: Man Willing to Swap Detroit Home for an iPhone 6 og:description: Realtor tells local news he may want an iPhone Plus, but that's negotiable og:url: https://time.com/3478199/trade-iphone6-for-detroit-house/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2bb5806e1ad9773e/6986a4c33617609c1190e00d/455677284.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Apple iPhone 6/6 Plus Launch in Japan og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Man Willing to Swap Detroit Home for an iPhone 6 twitter:description: Realtor tells local news he may want an iPhone Plus, but that's negotiable twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2bb5806e1ad9773e/6986a4c33617609c1190e00d/455677284.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Man Willing to Swap Detroit Home for an iPhone 6  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Oct 7, 2014 3:00 PM UTC  A customer looks at the new iPhone 6 Plus at the launch of the new Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus at the Apple store on Sept. 19, 2014 in Tokyo. A customer looks at the new iPhone 6 Plus at the launch of the new Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus at the Apple store on Sept. 19, 2014 in Tokyo.Chris McGrath—Getty Images  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Oct 7, 2014 3:00 PM UTC A Detroit man who is having trouble selling his home is reportedly willing to trade it in for an iPhone 6 or a 32GB iPad, according to his realtor, [FOX 2](http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/26719921/detroit-man-wants-to-sell-house-for-new-iphone) reports. “It’s a real listing,” realtor Larry Else tells [FOX 2](http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/26719921/detroit-man-wants-to-sell-house-for-new-iphone), as the theme to _The Price Is Right_ plays in the background. “It sounds like he wants the premium version \[iPhone 6 Plus\], but I’m sure that he’s willing to negotiate.” If prospective homeowners don’t have an iPhone 6, they can pay $3,000 for the three-bedroom, one-and-a-half bath — down from $5,000 when it was listed for sale in June, according to [Zillow.com](http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/11954-Laing-St-Detroit-MI-48224/88354462%5Fzpid/). The investigative news website Motor City Muckraker [reports](http://motorcitymuckraker.com/2014/10/06/man-offers-to-trade-detroit-home-for-new-iphone-6-or-ipad/) Wayne County records show the owner still owes more than $6,000 in property taxes. 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