Dorothy, after all, has lingering health problems, and neither is what you might call sociable. Dorothy does not do well with children, most cats and a lot of dogs, Trick says. Toto is not a cuddly cat and only does well with Dorothy, so we figured they would both live their lives at the shelter.. (Story continues below.) Dorothy and Toto at the Special Pals shelter.
They come cheap these days. Thousands of abandoned villages across Spain are up for sale as jobs leave the countryside and rural life slowly fades in the country, reports Agence France-Presse, and there are so many of them, that some are literally being given away for free.
Acquiring Abandoned Real Estate. 1  1. Make sure it's actually abandoned. Just because a house is vacant or appears run-down doesn't necessarily mean it's abandoned. 2  2. Find out who owns the property. The easiest way to find out who owns the property is to check your county's property tax records. 3  3. Contact the record owner.