Creative Solution - Move Homeless into Vacant Homes

A glut of empty houses in Miami, Florida, vacated because of foreclosure or abandonment, are being recycled to the homeless. This is not part of the bailout package but the work of one Max Rameau who has taken it upon himself to act as a one-man relocation program.

According to reports,

Max Rameau delivers his sales pitch like a pro. "All tile floor!" he says during a recent showing. "And the living room, wow! It has great blinds."

But in nearly every other respect, he is unlike any real estate agent you've ever met. He is unshaven, drives a beat-up car and wears grungy cut-off sweat pants. He also breaks into the homes he shows. And his clients don't have a dime for a down payment.

While Miami is struggling with the burden of homes without owners, Rameau is working to get those homes occupied. Unorthodox? Ya think? But getting people off the street, out of the weather, and encouraging them to maintain the property, might just be a good thing.

Check out the reports at FOXNews.com.

Stephen M. Flatow

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