Seems like a bad situation. But follow the timetable:
1) Austin buys the property
2) Begins renovations on vacant premises
3) Vandalism takes place
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4) The conversion is complete
5) Property officially offered to homeless residents
Steps 4 and 5 haven't happened yet. So homeless people who "generally just destroy the living space" isn't a good fit for what's going on. This is simply a situation of an unsecured construction site that has attracted squatters and vandals.
1) Austin buys the property
2) Begins renovations on vacant premises
3) Vandalism takes place
---------------
4) The conversion is complete
5) Property officially offered to homeless residents
Steps 4 and 5 haven't happened yet. So homeless people who "generally just destroy the living space" isn't a good fit for what's going on. This is simply a situation of an unsecured construction site that has attracted squatters and vandals.