Anything up to quads (4 units in a single structure) the government treats as 1 unit for purposes of loan.

The Association should have a professional property manager, have governing docs that were updated within the last 10 (preferably 5 years), have completed a reserve study and have a trend of gradually increasing fees that reflect the reality of increasing costs. 

Some companies mimic or say they are government backed, but so does chase and bank of america, they’re backed with FHA.

It just recently,within the past 2 years, became available because the government basically said, "screw it, these people aren't moving back and we could use more homes here." 5-10k land grabs were in good neighborhoods commanding high selling prices.

It's a tax advantaged way for the government to encourage citizens to save for their own post-retirement support.  

These companies that are just starting up might be looking for space.Create a business page for the building, a website, and see if you can link it to the local government or development department  as a resource.

There is no reason the government should be giving a tax incentive on a personal life style decision.

I work for a mid size police department in the area.

@Justin Lenk   Depending on what kind of government assistance the person is getting it may not be in the owner's best interest to get cash or even find a buyer.Many elderly people are covered by Medicaid. 

We have all the proper permits and passed all the rough-in inspections - I pulled the reports from the city government.