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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:26 PM Original message |
argh -- cousin trapped in mortgage is talking to National Guard recruiters |
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LonelyLRLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. He just needs to sell the house, eat the loss and keep his life. |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. yeah, I know that's the remedy, but I don't think they'll do it. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:42 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. Besides, to sell you need a buyer. |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. Is saving their dream house really more important |
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LonelyLRLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
29. After reading other comments, foreclosure would even be better than the military. |
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Target_For_Exterm (540 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
2. Ask him how the wife would pay the mortgage if he gets |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:34 PM Original message |
worse yet, what if he comes back severely disabled and his wife has |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
25. and how much will they pay him while in Iraq? |
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Sapere aude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. How much money would you take to go to Iraq and fight? |
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John Gauger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
5. Tell him about the 200 people |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
6. I wonder if there's anything you can say to change his mind. |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. sure |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
7. Talk about living on the edge! |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
8. Tell him to refi at a fixed rate |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. apparently the fact that he lost his job two weeks ago... |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. I assume he'll find another related job soon? He can file bankruptcy and save |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. depends on how much equity they have. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:15 PM Response to Reply #14 |
35. OP says his wife has a good job |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
9. It's easier to refinance than to reincarnate. n/t |
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warrens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
11. Does he realize they'll send him almost immediately? |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:37 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. yeah, and his special training is water purification |
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atreides1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. If that's his specialty |
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cally (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
13. We once renegotiated a mortgage |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Seriously, this guy needs to talk to someone who knows the system. |
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grizmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
15. Ask him, do his kids need their father or a house more |
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Demobrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
18. Why is he trapped? Why can't he refinance? |
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wicket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:49 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I was wondering that, then saw upthread that he lost his job |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
23. Does he understand that recruiters LIE THEIR ASSES OFF? |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
24. I'm linking a post I made in a different thread |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. thanks |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
28. Tell him there are better options than killing Iraqis to help his financial situation |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:13 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. that actually might influence him |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
30. Tell him to train as a big rig truck driver. It is a good job, pays well, |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
31. Offer to lend him the $15K and babysit his daughters while he's in school |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:14 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. not an option |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
33. social security needs fewer old people |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
36. How Is He 'Trapped' In The Mortgage? |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:21 PM Original message |
Well I'd imagine he owes the money either way. Even if he sells at a loss, he will still |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
42. yes, of course you are right |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:37 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Didn't Answer My Question. I Don't See How He's Trapped. Why Can't He Refinance? |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 06:21 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. recently lost his job |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 07:28 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. You Said His Wife Has A Good Job. |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
37. If he has to rely on a re-enlistment bonus to cover the ramp-up of an adjustable rate mortgage, they |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
38. Tell him to try getting through one day without the |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
39. Lies all Lies. Make sure he has a lawyer go over the contract. |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
40. His daughters need their DAD more than they need a certain house. |
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seriousstan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
41. He has already proven his stupidity by taking a VRM, why would he change now? |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:33 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. yes, excellent point |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
44. Don't income taxes have to be paid on the $15,000? |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:39 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. tell the guy he's approaching geezerhood? |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:46 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. That was tongue in cheek. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
48. He needs to speak with a vet who's between Iraq tours for the truth. nt |
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