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BeHereNow

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16. Rent them to the workers of "Company Store?" Like Walmart and other evil corporations?
Thu Feb 2, 2012, 04:18 PM
Feb 2012

Take part of their paychecks as rent?
Anything is possible these days.
BHN

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as I understand it, the mortages are usually insured... phantom power Feb 2012 #1
You presume they have plans zipplewrath Feb 2012 #2
Continue writing them off as losses until they get another bailout? Sorry, I'm evil. Other DUers... freshwest Feb 2012 #3
wait for a full price government buy out while they write off all the costs up front first thus msongs Feb 2012 #4
Yes, msongs. That is what they are doing. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #18
Don't the banks offload them at "sheriff's auctions"? soc7 Feb 2012 #5
I think so? ... but it seems they would be losing money? ... some of them RKP5637 Feb 2012 #7
If I understand it correctly, soc7 Feb 2012 #11
Precisely. It's less of a loss to sell it cheap that way... TheWraith Feb 2012 #20
That's what happened when I was foreclosed out hifiguy Feb 2012 #13
Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. TheWraith Feb 2012 #15
I've read foreign investors are buying US foreclosed homes KansDem Feb 2012 #6
So much of what happens anymore IMO is so backward for "we the people." I was RKP5637 Feb 2012 #9
Exactly. raouldukelives Feb 2012 #12
The mortgages were actually 'sold" to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in most cases. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #8
Amazing, absolutely amazing. RKP5637 Feb 2012 #10
They stole our jobs, our money, our houses and priced food and energy dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #14
Yep, you really make an excellent point on "seldom hearing anyone talking RKP5637 Feb 2012 #24
"Many of the citizens in this country are enabling a pretty destitute future IMO." dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #26
When water is flowing over the dam, it's damn hard to stay a piece of driftwood RKP5637 Feb 2012 #27
If I'm not mistaken Johnson20 Feb 2012 #19
Rent them to the workers of "Company Store?" Like Walmart and other evil corporations? BeHereNow Feb 2012 #16
I've been wondering this too. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #17
Yep, that was the same at my college. Those that couldn't hack other RKP5637 Feb 2012 #22
the ripoff will continue for 5-7 more years Wellstone ruled Feb 2012 #21
More than a few of these jokers should be sitting behind bars IMO. I would RKP5637 Feb 2012 #23
Sell them to investors or to whom they can sell them. Not hurting them any. lonestarnot Feb 2012 #25
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