Boston Condos for Sale and Apartments for Rent
A real estate story without a happy ending
Riggins, 67, retired early from his career in construction and maintenance for the city of Richmond after a knee injury put him on disability in 2008. But, the income from his tenants helped keep him afloat.
“The building was in good shape, and I had good tenants,” Riggins said. “Everything was just happy. Until. Yeah, until.”
Riggins went through a divorce and sought a modification on his mortgage in 2019. While that was being considered, his lender foreclosed. Everything his parents had worked for seemed to slip through his fingers.
“That sent me through a great depression for a year,” he said. “When you do everything you can do, and it seems like it’s not enough, it’s like everything is against you.”
What happened next may surprise you
