Board-certified real estate attorney Gary M. Singer answers housing questions in this space each Friday.
Q: I am elderly and got involved with a rental property with the help of a family member. Now the family member is nowhere in sight, the tenant left and the mortgage is underwater. I don’t have the energy or desire to deal with it. I am on Social Security and living check to check. I can’t afford the payments, and the collections calls are raising my blood pressure. What can I do? – Anonymous