Also, I would think that to classify as abandoned, an owner must relinquish possession of it (possibly back to the town or the lien holders).

This is the number one reason why I say negative cash flow is bad....It keeps you from moving forward....all the while it's pulling you backwards.It's like throwing an IOU into a kitty that says, "the holder of this IOU shall continue to collect additional chips (money), long after the hand is over".

Yes section 8 will approve an apartment for voucher holders.

Normal premiums for this money vis a vi conventional money is a 50 to 150% premium.  

Amazing time for buy-and-holders, but you do have to pity the generational tenants who are losing their roots. 

During the redemption period, the holder of a sheriff's deed (the mortgagee or the successor to the mortgagee) only has equitable title. 

And the coop board process can take months, with lots of nonrefundable fees, just to be rejected with no reason given.Back in the 70's and 80's many of the corporations ran into financial trouble because the share holders stopped paying their mortgages so the corporations had to raise their maintenance fees to cover the interest payments.

all i did is show them my land contract with the deed holder, paid a REFUNDABLE (if the bill gets paid) tenant deposit, and they turned the water on. 

My question is for all the research I have done no body says anything about this being a strategic position for lien holders.

In a way, there were two sellers who needed to execute the "offer to purchase" contract: the land contract holder (original seller) and myself.