The location of the home was secret. Only potential buyers with a $500,000 line of credit could learn its Seattle address. The seller insisted on discretion because the price included three frail seniors who lived inside.Seniors for sale in America.
A Bothell real-estate listing last year touted five seniors for $120,000, "sold separately" from the home. Bids for five vulnerable adults in Arlington opened at $90,000 — "cash only."
These deals aren't illegal. Washington officials not only know about it, they allow it.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Seniors For Sale in Washington State: How the aged and frail are exploited in Washington's adult family homes
The Seattle Times reports:
