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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 02:44 PM Original message |
Extreme Makeover’ house faces foreclosure |
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Indydem (866 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. They put up a house that was free and clear... |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 02:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. What a stupid gamble though.... |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 02:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. It's hard to put up a house that isn't free and clear. |
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fl410 (114 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. No, people get 2nd and 3rd mortgages all the time. |
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aspergris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 06:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
43. and considering |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 09:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
47. Yep, that's the definition of stupid |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. Greed |
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enid602 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
33. new business |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 04:33 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Your take on it |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. Hate to say it but they got themselves in their own mess. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. They got a free house... |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I was referring to the homebusiness and taking the loan... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
5. Not surprised |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #5 |
56. A family not making a hefty income WON'T be able to swing the espense of property taxes |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 05:28 PM Response to Reply #56 |
65. Deleted message |
WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:24 AM Response to Reply #56 |
67. Hard to say.... |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 02:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
60. I've always wondered about the property taxes. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
7. What were they thinking - trying to start up a business and achieve some |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. ATL |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. This guy didn't mortgage the house to buy lottery tickets or blow the |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 02:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. How many people put up a paid for house to start a business when they have no savings? |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. They saved up their money to buy a house in the first place and were sold |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Why not just sell the house... |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. and then they were given a house free and clear and mortgaged it for a business start up! |
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fl410 (114 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Why did they buy a house with no septic system in the first place? |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Maybe the question should be "How" could they buy a home with |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:11 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Could have malfunctioned after they bought the home... |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 06:17 PM Response to Reply #23 |
66. Yeah sewers are so much better. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:29 AM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Where exactly do you think the waste... |
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Mike Daniels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:31 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. I don't get that either. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 01:42 PM Response to Reply #13 |
58. yeah, i was living in Atlanta in the 90s |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I'm in the same boat.... |
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sentelle (659 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 10:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
45. starting a business is one thing |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
61. Asking about the septic system is interesting. |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
17. It still seems to me that there are lots of Americans who view their homes as banks. These people |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. It's an American tradition! Why do you think Jefferson died a bankrupt? |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Not from where I came from. Handing down the family 'homestead' from generation to |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Taking care of the land in order to pass it on is the way it should be, imo. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
22. I don't understand why ABC built them such a luxurious house? |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Maybe because ABC gets better ratings the bigger the house? |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:19 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I do realize that - my question was mostly rhetorical. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Exactly |
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Night_Nurse (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 04:54 PM Response to Reply #26 |
41. Yep. You nailed it. n/t |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 06:59 PM Response to Reply #24 |
44. I think that you are correct here, there may be other variables of course |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #44 |
54. It's not about ratings alone. These shows are infomercials for the vendors who donate. |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 04:21 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. Same thought I had - of course a Habitat for Humanity wouldn't |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
29. Words can not cover my thoughts on this |
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NBachers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
31. Don't think the grifts didn't come pouring in |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
32. Has anyone asked about the other $250K Raised for the family? |
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hadrons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
34. I actually read this story last Friday on PerezHilton of all places .... |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 04:04 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. That's why I hate it too. Build moderate sized eco friendly homes |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. If I owned a "shack", it would be a step up for me, and millions of other renters |
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hadrons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:03 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. Actually I rent .... |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 03:05 PM Response to Reply #34 |
62. They built a medical clinic in Mississippi after Katrina. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
38. The same thing happened to some people who won the HGTV |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 09:35 AM Response to Reply #38 |
46. i think that in that case- they couldn't afford the taxes. |
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tpsbmam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 04:01 PM Response to Reply #38 |
63. The HGTV house here was sold back to the developer who now has shuttered... |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
40. The equivalent spinning the wheel one last time when you've got $10k |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
48. American's are dumb fucks where they even get foreclosed on free homes. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 11:23 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. America is big place.... |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 12:36 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. the qualifying "when" renders you personally undemonized |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 01:16 PM Response to Reply #48 |
55. -10 points for apostrophe abuse |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
50. I though this was the house in the wild hogs movie |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
52. Gawd, some of you sound like the freepers |
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Mike Daniels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 04:04 PM Response to Reply #52 |
64. I'll blame them for failing to research the house they initially bought |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
53. Those "free home" situations are not always a great deal. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
57. How do you have a construction business fail in Atlanta of all places? |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-29-08 01:42 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Atlanta |
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