It depends on what type of loan is on the property.My sense is that the show went looking for a player who might look and talk like a stereotypical urban slumlord.

@James Brewer,As someone who has properties B to D-/warzone,  let me just warn you-- stereotypes exist because of some(most) of the time they are true.     

Some owners are reporting AirBNB revenues of up to a third of their gross revenue in great locations.I don't think that you'd be successful with a mobile home park version of glamping unless you had just the right niche as most people have a very negative stereotype of "trailer parks" and would not want to stay there even for the novelty of it.

Will it happen like clockwork in perpetuity?

As a criminal they loose their rights and custody is given to the state who then finds a good home where the child will be taken care of and taught properly, thus breaking the cycle of perpetuating the babies we cant take care of syndrome.

I agree it would help when I go to sell, but assuming I perpetually exchange the properties, it doesn't matter.My situation may be different than others.

Sounds like your buyer would bankroll (cash or construction loan) the entire project which you'd manage and then u split the perpetual cash flow and appreciated sale value 

The concerns above are some of the negative stereotypes of public housing, but they are not unique to public housing.

If your "student loan investment" goes bad...there is no recourse.We have created a culture that says college is the only way to success, and I think student loan availability perpetuate that culture.

I think Canadians find the realtor because it's the smarter and safer decision which falls in line with our stereotype.