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How I lost my house, destroyed my credit and rebuilt over time.

Saturday, May 23

At the top of my market in 2006 at the ripe age of 24 I purchased my first home for 175k. During that same time I had also cosigned on a private student loan for my then girlfriend. At the time seemed like a good idea and she continued paying on the loan as far as I knew.For the most part the hou...