#south

#south

Many counties in these states are rural areas, where the property values tend to be low. So many homeowners may choose to simply walk away from these low-equity properties instead of having incentive to negotiate new payment plans.

Coroner Jim Akers, of Butler County, MO, described the home where one man was killed as "just a debris field." "The floor was upside down," he told the Associated Press. "We were walking on walls."