kyra: sometimes i miss my room where i can n just go down, st downwn, and you won't hear the neighborsoing back and forth and knocking on the walls and stuff. and you can stay in your own space. it feels like a smaller, but still big classroom. reporter: kyra and her grandmother had to move out of their previous home because of mold, so they came here. belongings are piled up everywhere, and they don't get clean sheets regularly, despite paying $1200 a month. most of theresa's money, from her widow and d disability pension, g goes toward r rent. putting something aside, to save for a rental deposit for example, is not popossible. ththeresa: don't g give up n yourseself. that's the most important thing. if you've got to cry, cry. because, hey, it's happening. it's there. don't go out and get all drugged up and get drunk. because when you come down off your high, the situation is still there. reporter: there are countless motels like this across the united states. they're not really for business travelers or even tourists. but placeses like this can prott people, who still have a bit mon