Hidden victims of the mortgage meltdown

http://redtape.msnbc.com/2010/11/sherrilynn-palladino-lives-in-a-modest-three-bedroom-home-with-an-affordable-mortgage-about-15-miles-from-the-ocean-in-grov.html



Thanks, Republicans, for the "ownership society" that now owns us.

Getting people to live in bank-owned properties has got to be a part of any stabilization and recovery plan.

Whether she is a Republican.

So many so called 'Conservatives' can't wrap their head around the idea that we're all in this together. When we let our neighbors fall, we all get dragged down.

The federal government should use eminent domain to buy up those vacant properties and distribute them through public housing programs.

The banks and Wall Street will just have to get smaller bonus checks.

The question is, Was the person who defaulted or abandoned the house (R)?

we bought it 11 years ago. If we manage to sell it for the asking price and not a penny less, we still won't make enough to purchase a larger place. We're trying to start a family and I work at home, so we really, really need a larger place.

And we're the lucky ones. We can afford our mortgage just fine, have never been late on a single payment. There aren't a lot of empty/foreclosed places around us, it's still a vibrant community. We live in a very popular neighborhood and under any other circumstances would be able to sell our place in a heartbeat for a nice profit. But right now we're stuck.

We could maybe move way out to a really crummy suburb and afford a bigger place, but then we'd NEVER be able to sell it, considering how hard it is to sell a great place in an awesome neighborhood.

We don't know what to do. We may end up staying where we are and I will have to rent office space if/when baby arrives.

it is better to drop a pet off in the country than to take them to a local no kill shelter? I have seen too many of them end up as road kill out here in the country. It's a sad situation for everyone, with no end in sight.