Residents on the Pairc Estate are pursuing a hostile buyout, claiming that absentee owner Barry Lomas has neglected the area.

BBC: Highlands & Islands

Mr. COOK: You can receive a fixed direct payment whether you're actively farming, whether you're not farming at all and just absentee owner investor.

NPR: Groups Push for End to Crop Subsidies

It needed something more than an absentee owner, admits Zelnik.

FORBES: Of silk purses and sows ears

The Nets were an un-starry team with an absentee Russian owner, and Jay-Z was clearly the biggest name associated with the club far bigger than Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and all of their teammates combined.

WSJ: Jay-Z, Brooklyn Nets: The Nets Need a New Jay