The reason I think I can buy it is because the only child of that person, who lived on the property, but never properly took ownership, willed it to his friend and caretaker after his death. 

If you know you’ll need to save up for a car or to pay for your child’s college tuition in three months, acknowledge that.

It also will NOT remove child support and IRS liens.

At one 4 br house we rent to a family of 3, mother, father and child. 

@Nick G....you are correct about the grants stipulation, you have to hold on to the property for a period of 10 yrs ( which i do not mind as i have a young child) or you pay back that money

Hello Francis,Do you have a child that's going to go to ISU?  

Also in Maine I believe its difficult to kick a family out in the middle of the winter when they also have a small child.

@Rick S. brings up a good point, is the payer of child support considered a protected class, like the receiver of child support payments ?

I would write down principal, I'd ask if that included taxes, "does that include insurance", do you have an HOA, is there a second loan on the house, a HELOC or any unpaid child support liens, and then I would say, very casually "about how much will it take to bring the house current?

Child molester?