People will do this with cars, boats, houses and the like.

That's understatement...We lost 4 million manufacturing jobs during the Clinton administration and it has been in a steady decline (I was a EE engineer in my previous life)...I witness a similar decline take place in most parts of Europe (with the exception of the previous country-states of Russia) during the early 2000's...Regards,Scott MillerOriginally posted by "REI":The summary appears to focus more on the office sector within commercial.

A lien is a claim to a piece of property (house, car) that serves as collateral to secure a loan, and can be claimed by the debtor if the loan is in default.Like if your mortgage is for 200k through Countrywide, Countrywide has a lien for 200k on your house until it is paid off, and should you default, they take your house.

How will it feel knowing that he is sleeping in his car and you were the one who kicked him out?

Programmers, hardware engineers, sales & marketing for a computer company, etc?

I will E-Mail him and lead him to this thread.James, Can you clarify whether you spoke to someone at Credit Engineers, the company the post was referring?

Although I've often gotten HUGE discounts on a house because an owner was either convinced that a roof was a much bigger deal than it actually is, and/or they didn't have the funds to tackle the job.Bad housing and roof pretty much means that potential buyers won't get out of their cars because the curb appeal is so bad!

Most all accounts have been closed with the exception of a car loan and a credit card.

The house sits on a lot that is 16000sq feet and has a 3 /12 car garage.

My house is a 3 bedroom, house with a large fenced in back yard, finished basement with workshop, 2 car garage, all hardwood floors.