@Lisa Casey What a relief!

From where I sit, I see tight inventory, very little construction, an incredibly unfavorable political climate for developers (thus not much hope for relief from the supply-side) and enormous demand from not only local residents but also from much higher priced neighboring counties (who actually see our astronomical prices as a bargain, imagine that!).

@Gareth Fisher reserves only serve as temporary relief.

For comparison, in the UK the first $15600 of income you earn is tax free (this relates to any income, not just rental).I understand that it is possible to claim for tax relief on the depreciation of buildings, and that it is therefore possible to show a paper loss from a tax perspective, even if you have positive cash flow - I assume under normal circumstances, this tax loss could be offset against your other sources of income... what happens if you have no other sources of income in the US?

I think the value I would be bringing, to the distressed home owner of course, would be debt relief, landlord stress relief, and monetary compensation. 

The county, in essence, wants in excess of two months of what the property's rental value is currently.Even living in San Francisco, a very liberal and heavily taxed county, my effective tax is approximately 1% of my property's current value.In researching this issue, I read the following quote from the tax assessor:Home values have dropped 22% in the past two years but that doesn't mean homeowners will see any tax relief."

Then we had...The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) is a program of the United States government to purchase assets and equity from financial institutions to strengthen its financial sector that was signed into law by U.S.

Being asked for pet rent instead can be a bit of a relief.

Relief in your parking situation?

They trade equity for relief.