This exchange reminds me of “the rat smells the cheese”
PS happened to find this PUBLIC record online and shared it with us; of note is that her discovery resulted in a compassionate response wondering if one of her neighbors was under duress.
I happen to have two old ladies (both in mid-eighties) who live two houses down who really have no business living on their own, but who am I to challenge them? We help them as much as we can without getting into their business.
Recently I brought up the subject of reverse mortgages to see if they would be interested, mainly to see if they are living so meagerly due to real money issues or if they were just tight – you never know with old people.
Turned out they were very interested in reverse mortgages and I sent off for information that I will go over with them.
But to the point – I was very relieved to see that they are not behind on their property taxes, so I can assume their financial status is not in critical condition. And that information will affect the way I “help” them decide about their best option when reviewing the reverse mortgages.
Another way I intend to use that PUBLIC information will be to check the tax status of the houses that surround any house I would be interested in buying, I think it is important to know that potential neighbors are not in financial straits.
Just like a lot of people were against Megan’s Law and that information being available on the internet – any public information should be available to the masses, not just a few to their own advantage. I’ll be checking the sexual predators website before I buy too.
The point being that just because you see this PUBLIC information as a way to infringe on other peoples’ privacy doesn’t mean that’s the way most people use it.
