In this way they get the benefit of the safety of cash still getting good returns and the potential bounce from strong leverage but concentrated in fewer properties so risk is less.The other issue is the desire to wind it down. 

Their leadership has a vested interest in this family not being evicted but also the hoarding is a safety issue they can address. 

Why is there no line item for food in your budget? 

A few additional pros and cons of an FHA loan is that the appraiser has stricter guidelines, one of them being that they have to point out any health and safety hazard that are present and require them to be fixed prior to closing, which translates to potentially a riskier transaction for the seller.

Contact ALL the local media, safety issue, health hazard, poor customer service, undue burden... .get my drift?

The town I invest in has occupancy limits,  meant to maintain the health and safety of the infrastructure.

Im getting ready to pull the trigger, just have some concern about the safety and how hard it will be to find renters, roommates. 

If crime and safety are issues, then work on helping neighbors communicate better.If the area is safe but burdened with a bad rep, the work on promotion.If the area is doing fine but abandoned, then make sure good news storied get picked up in local media.I wrote an entire book on the topic.

I could keep going but this is just some food for thought, and hopefully helps you out.

I work as a construction safety manager for Harvard University.