Today I read this article about Sheriff Tom Dart in Illinois that is refusing to evict tenants from properties where the landlord was foreclosed.  I agree with some of his ideas.  Specifically the banks should know who is living in the property and there should be notification that the property is going into foreclosure.  No […]

When you are going to be in business for yourself, you need to learn the laws controlling that business.  One of these important laws is the EPA's Lead Based Paint Disclosure Program.  There is a pamphlet that is to be given to tenants.  You can find the pamphlet here.  In addition you can find the […]

I've broken down and ordered myself a memory card for my Palm Treo.  They're cheap enough o get but I just haven't gotten around to getting it yet.  I've been traveling to and from a local office for work lately and have found myself using the Internet on it more plus I have been snapping […]

Today’s news is that if you try to kill yourself over your mortgage payment your debt will be forgiven.  What is this world coming to?  Hey, if someone tried to kill me over my mortgage can I get a free ride too?
AKRON, Ohio - Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae said it is forgiving the mortgage […]

 
I've kept politics out of this blog in the past but this bailout bill has gotten be angry.  I can say that this is the first time I have felt anger at what my government is doing.  Up to this point in my life I have disagreed with what my Congresspeople and Senators have done.  […]

Do you want to know how your representative in the Senate voted for the Bailout bill this October?  The table below gives you the information you are looking for.   Here is how the Senate voted Wednesday on the financial bailout bill S. Amdt. 5685 to H.R. 1424.
Do you want to contact your senator about how […]

Do you want to know how your representative in Congress voted for the Bailout bill this October?  The table below gives you the information you are looking for. 
There is 1 vacancy in the 435-member House.  There were 172 Democrats and 91 Republicans that voted yes.  There were 63 Democrats and 108 Republicans that voted […]

I received an interesting note in with my BoA credit card statement today.  Bank of America has seen fit to change my interest rate from a fixed 10.99% to a variable APR.  Interestingly they have seen fit to tie me to the highest level of Prime from the last quarter plus 20.99%.  From their current […]

Everyone was so used to the seller's market of the past few years that they are having a hard time accepting the realities of the buyer's market we are in today.  Gone are the days of bidding wars for properties and selling your property within hours of it being listed on the market.
Homes are now […]

As people who read this blog may know, I am a contributor to the Yahoo! Answers message boards.  I have seen many questions come up on should I let my home go into foreclosure or not lately.  I'm posting one question here along with my answer to that question.
Question:  I have had a fixed rate […]