Living After Foreclosure

Foreclosures are making people sick.  Literally.  It’s possible that there is a link between the West Nile virus and foreclosed properties, particularly properties with swimming pools that become standing water once abandoned and provide a home to lots of mosquitoes.

Falling property values in neighborhoods with abandoned houses makes sense.  Increased crime due to vandalism of abandoned properties make sense.  Increased occurrences of the West Nile virus from abandoned swimming pools makes sense once the pieces are put together, but that was probably beyond most people’s thoughts.  I know it didn’t occur to me.  Makes you wonder what else is down the road as the mortgage mess unravels.  I’m sure there will be more problems.

• Recognizing the signs of a family facing foreclosure Free Money Finance recently had an acquaintance of his go into foreclosure, and the signs of trouble were clear in retrospect. People don't advertise that they're facing foreclosure, at least not outwardly.  Even if money is getting really tight, people can compartmentalize the worry when they're interacting with others.  One......
• Stripped for copper Abandoned houses attract a lot of things: partying teenagers, mice, rocks through the windows, the elements. Now, with the houses rotting away in varying states in the foreclosure process, these houses are now attracting black-market commodities dealers.  The houses are broken into and stripped of their copper pipes and wires. ......
• Big jump in foreclosures: Who's immune? Probably not too many people.  Though California, Arizona, Nevada, and Florida are still the poster children for the housing carnage, Idaho, Illinois, and Oregon are up-and-comers.  Foreclosures for February 2009 are up 30% from February 2008 levels.  Seven hundred thousand properties owned by banks haven't been put on the market......
• Why get foreclosed on when you can "walk away?" If you look at the demeanor on the faces of the people over at YouWalkAway.com, you might think that getting foreclosed on is downright enjoyable.  A walk through the park with your spouse and child, as it were. It even seems a bit empowering.  You don't get foreclosed on; you......

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