Name: Timothy Sheehan
Location: Treme-Lafitte — New Orleans, Louisiana
Size: 2,300 square feet (second floor living space)
Years lived in: Owned 6.5 years
When Tim Sheehan first entered his home in 2010, a hand-scrawled sign that read "KEEP OUT" was taped to the front door. The house, used as a rectory for the church next door, had been abandoned since the congregation held its last service in August 2004, a year before Hurricane Katrina. The windows were left open, the walls were covered with mold, and a dead pigeon lay on the floor. The property was what Tim describes as "marginally livable," and didn't even meet the requirements for financing. He would have to pay out of pocket to get a hot water heater installed, the electricity turned on, and have the mold re-mediated in order to secure a mortgage.
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