> The first thing one has to do is define homeless, which actually has many definitions. By number, most homeless are socially normal people staying with relatives and friends.

Me and my 5 kids just came within a hair of being homeless. As in, we beat the long, long odds and scored the 1-rental-for-every-100-families-looking.

To clarify, families with cash in the bank are facing strong prospects for homelessness this year. Families without cash, with special needs, or many other common factors might as well buy tents now because there is nowhere for them to go.