They'll blow their money on booze, vaping, Rx drugs legal or otherwise, fast foods, a couple of 55inch TV's, monthly cell phone & cable TV bills etc but have no concept of a Landlords property taxes going up to fund wasteful medicare, baby momma benefits, HEAP, food stamps etc etc.

Or a big fat lender credit to help with closing costs. 

Anyone who expects top dollar for their house and uses their cell phone for the pics, are really limiting themselves.  

I have had tenants at the poverty level that have cable, Xbox, cell phones, brand name clothes and eat out dinner five days a week.

But as previous business owner, I know filing for taxes can be flexible to a certain limit, such as meals, cell phones, car payments under business or personal, etc.  

I'll take millions of dollars and a fat dividend that beats real estate over a 'network'.

.#2  Recession and downturn makes companies lean and cut out unnecessary fat (namely labor fat) and when oil prices increase, the profit margins will jump while operating expenses will be lower.  

I can't speak to the man's motivations but at 88 I want all properties gone and be living off the interest on my big and fat (hopefully) savings account.

As for the free cell phones, that's a good idea, not because it means poor people need to have what rich people have but because without a phone you can't get a job.

Here is my cell phone to text or phone if plans change: 303-900-2483 [email protected]