Someone can go from having a nice place to homeless within hours.

If I were planning on investing in Seattle this wouldn't deter me.What would deter me is their homeless problem, socialist city council woman harping about rent control, prices, the traffic and finally the frequent protests.I know prices are surging and housing is tight but the political climate there would concern me enough that I wouldn't consider investing inside the city limits.

So while there was a lot of loss I don't think there are a lot of newly homeless people without a place to go because of it.

He said he represented a non-profit organization who is partnered with the state to provide housing for homeless teens.

Move someone in, and I can find a cheap place to rent or be homeless?

For example, our very small home (less than 1000 sq ft) appraises for around $250K and we could only get $1500-$1600 if we rented it out.

@Peter Kopchik I volunteer at the Mid Maine Homeless Shelter in Waterville and the train runs right next to us. 

There was a vacant house across the street from me (in California) where my neighbors found a homeless person sleeping in the backyard overnight.Beware of the brazen daytime burglary.

I'm sure there are many people in Chicago with lousy credit histories who aren't homeless. 

Though student rentals have their pros and cons, eviction is hardly one of them as no student wants to be left homeless during the school year, even less so if you make parents co-sign the lease agreements.Outside of student rentals, there are also plenty of medical Interns, Residents, and Attendings working at UC Health/Cincinnati Children's that that are looking for safe housing around work in the Corryville/Avondale area.