http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40529178/ns/us_news-security/Worst news of all for the homeowners: “The home has been declared a public nuisance and therefore the county does not have to reimburse the owners, who were renting the house to Jakubec.â€Let's hope this doesn't become one of those "when things go bad" reality TV shows.

I'm with Marc that I really don't know the full scale of the problem (either in number of people affected or the scope of their illnesses), and am also with Marc that we shouldn't be throwing money at problems that don't exist.But, I think most of us can agree those who put their lives on hold -- and now realize that they've also put their lives on the line -- to help minimize the damage from one of the worst disasters in American history deserve whatever support that they need to deal with the repercussions of their generous service to our country.

So, worst case, this is how long it will take to get the deed filed (though the county may take some time as well).

If you are not comfortable buying merchandise cards off of ebay, go to a pawn shop in the worst part of town, tell them to call you when they get merchandise cards as you will buy them for 90 cents on the dollar of face value.

Wasn't long ago in this country that black people were only considered 3/5 of a person and women were considered too stupid to vote...so this sort of bigoted attitude shouldn't be surprising...Worst part is that this was posted in the Political forum...perhaps that's some indication of the poster's intent...

He is deeding the property to the new buyer and the seller is still "of record" with the mortgage company.For a seller to go this route it is probably his best worst option, especially if he is underwater from an equity standpoint.

BOA is the worst bank I have every tried to do business with by an order of magnitude!

A lot of the discussion you hear on the news and other articles about real estate paints a somewhat rosy picture, that the worst is over and the recovery is about to start.

That is the worst case senario.

Negative cash flow is the worst place to start as you get into Buy and Hold investing.