[quote=eavesdropper] . . . On the other hand, you could simply let matters take their course, and who knows? ABC TV might come and build you a fabulous new house……
You asked how bad it could get? Read the description of the condition of this family’s former home. The Harper family probably would have been better off had they done the requisite septic system inspection when they bought the property back around 2000. Better follow Russell’s sage advice, Scaredy.[/quote]
Unfortunately, eavesdropper, the “Harpers” are the not the first to lose their “Extreme Makeover” Mcmansion to foreclosure, nor will they likely be the last. MANY of these “deserving” folks (in several states) overmortgaged their properties (almost as soon as moving in . . . lol). The whole fiasco (with 150+ “local” volunteers) turned out to be nothing but an ATM machine for these recipients.
A half-dozen or less of this “largesse” (1 that I know of in CA) were SO POOR that they COULD NOT EVEN PAY the “new, reassessed” taxes on their “Extreme Makeover” (paid-off) properties, so lost them to local taxing entities!
I don’t know if the Extreme Makeover show is still going on but IMO, its purpose was “extremely” misguided. These “deserving recipients” should have had minor (to do with “habitation”) repairs made to their properties and/or been taught HOW to fish, NOT been “given” the fish, IMHO.
