[Julio]

I can't directly reference the news article that you saw, but from similar ones that I have seen some of these incredibly cheap places are not habitable. Bathroom fixtures, as well as much of the copper wire has been taken out of these places, just leaving wooden 'sheds' so to speak.

Edit: After getting to the CNN site, it is what I figured...just shacks that have to have a ton of work done on them...great maybe as a second property to eventually make money on while you rehab it, but not as a place to move into.