Decius:

No one wants to try to catch a falling knife.

Brady Dennis:

Four years into the housing crisis, the ongoing expense of upkeep and taxes, along with costly code violations and the price of marketing the properties, has saddled banks with a heavy burden. It often has become cheaper to knock down decaying homes no one wants.

[This] grew out of a 2009 state law ... Similar legislation is in the works in Georgia ...

Gus Frangos, president of Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corp:

It is the root canal of community development that we're doing, and it's not a quick fix.

Decius:

Holy shit -- an intelligent, actionable idea!

Sterling Hayden:

To be truly challenging, a voyage, like a life, must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. If you are contemplating a voyage and you have the means, abandon the venture until your fortunes change. Only then will you know what the sea is all about.