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If you are a homeowner in foreclosure be sure you understand the common scams people run on homeowners.
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too bad the ppl who are most at risk for foreclosure don't usually have that refi option available to them.
@BillyMumphry: despite the increase of foreclosures due to the implosion of the subprime market, a large number of foreclosures are still due to traditional reasons - job loss, medical conditions, divorce, etc.
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ooh, you didn't add \"by all means, don't bother taking a job\" or \"starting a blog\" or \"keep eating out all the time\".
i feel truly awful for people taken advantage of by heartless people telling them they could have their dreams when they clearly weren't making the money to. i just hate casey serin. he makes my generation look bad.
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Right, I really expected there to be a 5th option. Something like, \" Start a blog, admit you were a lying asshat who thought that Carlton Sheets BS was real, do nothing.... do nothing.... still nothing, flee the country.\" Seems to be working out for ol' Casey.
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I didn't see the \"burn down the house and collect the insurance\" option up there. That would be right along the lines of intentionally dropping your laptop.
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Best way to avoid foreclosure:
Don't assume a mortgage you cannot (or barely) afford.