Per the article, approximately 100k people live in these foreclosed houses!?!?
...out of a population of 700k.
Wow.
Could they purchase their own foreclosed house for $500 and then own the house outright? It would be like a loan forgiveness.
That's what Sheriffs are for.
More disturbing is the following: "properties may come with liens, water bills and back taxes totaling thousands of dollars".