Ahh yes. I remember when i used to work on the weatherization crew. The main thing is what income they have coming in at time they filled out the application , not what they have and there is not much over site on that. They just process the the application and do not dig into someones personal finances. For all you know the guy was clever and the property is not "technically" his or some such loophole like a bank in Camen Islands. Or most likely it was someone with a lot of money who owed a lot more and filed bankruptcy and got to keep the house under homestead clause. (they can take all mostly all you other assets but they still have to leave your home, no matter how much it is worth)