Have patience and make arrangements but remain firm.

Fortunately we've already arranged for a charity to pay the April rent for one of them. 

Perhaps a simple $100 extra a month to visit the property once a week.Perhaps this even leads to an arrangement on future properties.Boots on the ground : Partner Up!

If they were Interested in selling in the near future, it may be easier to arrange a lease to own agreement. 

If so, we arrange to sign a lease by a certain date (3/31 typically) and start marketing apartments that will be available.

The CRAF (Civilian Reserve Air Fleet) is a voluntary arrangement where the airlines agree in advance to allow a portion of their CORPORATE PROPERTY to be called upon in an National Emergency. 

And not everyone is laid off, as many businesses made or are making arrangements to work from home.

Here's what I would do, step by step:I'd hop on BiggerPockets, go the the Houston sub-Forum, and find at least three members who seem to know what they are doing (based upon their profile and their posting history there).I would direct message (DM) each of the members I found and ask if they had a quick minute to give me some perspective on this listing.I'd arrange for individual phone calls.

It was a shared house arrangement - the landlord is an older woman, and she rented out two bedrooms in her home, one to my friend and one to another renter.

But I do think there is room for payment arrangements or outright breaches of contract.