From a business viewpoint, your rent will be backed by your state government, but I can see 6 teens doing serious wear and tear, especially since many kids who have come from the foster system are not always outstanding citizens yet.

We delivered the logs... paid off the Timber deed.. now we have made 200k large.. and own the ground free and clear.Took the top 40 busted it into 4 10's sold those for 125k each to home owners.. then METRO ( quasi government agency ) came in and bough the lower 120 from us for 1.1 million.. its now the Cooper Mtn..

Or does the small footprint and lack of utilities basically make them glorified tents as far as the government's concerned?

I'd check with your local government to see what kind of programs they have for improving neighborhoods.  

There may be a Hysterical Society or local muni regs that govern exterior rehab so that you can't just slap something over the existing siding.  

If I gave everyone a first position on a lien, I'm thinking that certain government agencies might not be to happy with me.  

People who can't do for themselves cry for the government to help and the only tool that government seems to have is regulations and subsidizes and most of the time these tools actually make the problems worse.

The government could never supply enough affordable housing to make up for the void.

Another problem is the city government, they will tear your home apart to find things wrong with it to feel good about being an inspector.

@Chris Heeren The landlord has a right to withhold a security deposit for any of several reasons, such as if the tenant:damaged the premises beyond ordinary wear and tear;caused waste or neglect of the premises (such as leaving hot water running in the bathtub for days);didn't pay rent;didn't pay for utility services, whether the landlord provided these or the tenant paid the utility companies directly; ordidn't pay mobile home parking fees that the local government assessed against the tenant.