While I don't deal with HUD, I deal with human services caseworkers all the time.HUD is not going to view the landlord and tenant as equally culpable, in part because of the perceived power imbalance.  

Here's why:People who spend all day crunching are almost never viewing in person.

That makes sense from a diversification point of view.

I've seen beautiful homes on google street view, only to drive it and see the house gone and fresh dirt. 

Every day for weeksI'm not recommending this for anyone, but I would stop at obviously abandoned properties that had potential and wander around, looking in windows and sometimes going into the house - through an 'unlocked' rear door of course :-)Sometimes the windows are boarded up and you cannot get a view of the inside....then it's just your knowledge and your gut once again.Go to the County and look up the owner....send them a nice letter....even make a dollar offer if you feel so inclined. 1 in 10 might respond.This is the way to find deals with a lot of equity potential IMHO. 

I'm just sharing facts and points of view and I trust that it'll help readers form their own opinion and make the right decisions for themselves.

I do not view you as too old, but I question your timing.  

.* The preceding has been my opinion only, the views are my own, and are intended for educational and entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.

To view this, you go to the county tax assessor’s website and you can search for the specific property.

There will always be storms in between but not to the level of catastrophe that these once every 40 years or so storms bring.From a real estate point of view, after Camille most of the focus was to rebuild the residential that was destroyed.