I would make an honest effort to avoid that, however, not just because of financial and time costs to you to turnover the unit, but because if he's elderly and hard of hearing, plus on Section 8, he's going to have a rough time finding housing.

This is very popular in CA because it allows the HO to accommodate elderly parents, grown children, even roommates.

Hello @Karl Chapman you can see on Loopnet right now in San Diego, CA there are quite a few elder care homes for sale.

It's not such a big deal until the water is rising quickly and you are cursing the day you chose to take the advice of an internet message board instead of purchasing the flood insurance and your years of cash flow are about to go poof...or glurg glurg...as it were.The FEMA maps are based on probabilities, not on the anecdotal evidence of elderly citizens or even if a flood has historically occurred in a certain time frame.  100 year flood = 1% chance of that area being flooded.  500 year flood = 0.2% chance of that area being flooded.As with any insurance you can forego it and save a few bucks and you win!!...

After doing some research, it turns out the homeowner (a single, elderly gentleman) passed away last October.  

Next,  "if you're about it" and "quick pile of cash" most likely will cause the elderly, more mature population to throw your letter in the trash, not taking it seriously.  

We had this situation once and the squatters had a "rental agreement" supposedly with the elderly owner who had been put into a nursing home.  

Most folks over 45 will appreciate these, the elderly will love them.

CONSUMER " PROTECTED"  OUT OF HER HOME.SUBTITLE:  BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, YOU MIGHT GET ITAn actual case history- A home owner rendered homeless as a consequence of  a mortgage regulation--  HOEPA  ( Home Owner's Equity Protection Act )The mother of  three school age children provided in home medical assistance for an elderly resident of a small Idaho mining town.  

The landlord, my friend is elderly  and on a fixed income struggling with the property tax payments and utility costs of the unit now .