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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-24-08 10:30 PM Original message |
When you lose your house, where do you go? |
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evlbstrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-24-08 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. I can only speak for myself. |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-24-08 10:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Around here, rent is more than my mortgage! |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
37. well yeah because you have to allow for the landlord's profit |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 01:31 AM Response to Reply #1 |
18. some of them are abandoning their animals in their homes and if |
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evlbstrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 11:52 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. I brought mine with me. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 02:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. I am sick for everyone. this sucks so badly. the banks should be |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 06:51 PM Response to Reply #18 |
60. that is what I truly do NOT understand |
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20score (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
39. You know, there is a post here looking for stories like yours. |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-24-08 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. Here's where some people go... |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-24-08 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
4. First they rely on family and move in with them |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 06:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
56. abandoned buildings. sleeping bags in the woods. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-24-08 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. With so many dirt cheap homes being foreclosed on |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-24-08 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. I have three months of cash left and no income |
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2hip (350 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
27. same here but i am disabled and bed bound |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. Let's not even go there... |
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2hip (350 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 06:41 PM Response to Reply #38 |
59. where - exactly - should the foreclosure folks |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 10:01 AM Response to Reply #59 |
69. No kidding.... |
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TeeYiYi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 12:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
28. Have you tried . . . |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 09:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
74. Sorry to hear this, Ichingcarpenter. I wish you all the best. Do you have |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-24-08 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
7. You are so right; specially in an election year with TONS of bad news. |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-24-08 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
8. In my case, living with family |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-24-08 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
9. some get a camper... |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-24-08 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
10. My friend who lived in Michigan had her house foreclosed two years ago. |
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Wiley50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-24-08 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
11. I bought a 28 ft sailboat on ebay for $2500 |
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phusion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 04:10 PM Response to Reply #11 |
44. neat... |
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Wiley50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 09:51 PM Response to Reply #44 |
64. Actually, I'm out of the water doing deep rebuild right now |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-24-08 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
12. I lived under a bridge at one time.. |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-24-08 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
13. Some live in motels or residential hotels. |
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bkkyosemite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-24-08 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
14. I have been a renter all of my life (62) and never saw this before but I moved from one state to |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 01:31 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. They say rent is high here because there's fewer rentals |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-24-08 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
15. I'll kick and recommend this. |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-24-08 11:47 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. K&R |
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OxQQme (694 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 01:42 AM Response to Original message |
19. Used single wides are cheap. |
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PJPhreak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
20. Stealth Camping... |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 08:03 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Camping out in the open |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. Did you use tent and backpack gear or vehicle? |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Here's a good 'Homeless Parking' link... |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 02:36 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. 72 VW Camper |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 06:06 PM Response to Reply #34 |
51. He threatened to "suicide you"!?! My gawd |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 08:48 PM Response to Reply #51 |
62. Lots of really mean rednecks in that area. |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 01:11 AM Response to Reply #32 |
68. A sleeping partner is better than a vehicle. |
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SlowDownFast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 03:14 PM Response to Reply #20 |
41. Yep. Been there, done that. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 02:19 AM Response to Original message |
21. Honestly, I'd move in with my dad |
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remember2000forever (594 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
22. EVERYBODY, PLEASE READ!!!!!!! |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
25. Downtown, by the railroad tracks. I recommend the river if you have one. |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
26. K & R. Great post and excelent responces. |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
29. I wrote to Michael Moore two years ago about a TV series I called "Foreclosure". |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
30. I often wonder that myself. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
31. Move in with other family, preferably with a big garden and land. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
36. when my next door neighbor lost his house he died (in his mid 50s) |
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SlowDownFast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
40. Bushtowns. |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
42. Hoovervilles... |
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ContinentalOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
43. Just move into one of your other seven houses. |
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Justpat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
45. If you have a car, you start living in the car. |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
46. Our company gives what we call relocation assistance. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
47. Bounce around the couches of family and friends |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #47 |
63. VERY wise advise about the storage places |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
48. I was homeless for a while... |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 06:08 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. When folks have nothing to lose... |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 07:03 PM Response to Reply #53 |
61. That's right. When the anesthesia of consumption wears off, the payback is hell. |
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frankowen7 (100 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
49. I'm looking for people that have these types of stories. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
50. Deleted message |
onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 06:07 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. so what did you do when you lost your home? |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 06:11 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. mau-mau defined |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
55. I will be going to emergency housing |
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JBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
57. In Canada, the BC Supreme Court just overturned a bylaw that prohibited camping in city parks |
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Birthday (224 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
58. They should check in at |
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scrappydo (194 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-25-08 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
65. I had to move in with a friend..., |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 12:57 AM Response to Reply #65 |
66. I give that scenario often. Medical or legal problems, and WHAM |
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EmeraldCityGrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 01:09 AM Response to Original message |
67. Go Read the ads under "Housing Wanted" on Craigslist.com |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 08:39 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. Wow, you're right. The second one I read is a heartbreaker... |
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Neshanic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 08:52 PM Response to Reply #67 |
72. The Craigslist posts are just heartbreaking. |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
71. Outside |
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AccessGranted (687 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
73. I Bailed Before My Ameriquest Mortgage Blew...Sold House and Became A Renter |
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