While down there will write down all the phone #s I see on bandit signs, FSBO publications, RE flyers, etc.

Not for public development or to de-escalate gange violence, but to help these kids realize what idiots they look like.

It usually gets picked up by public transport commuters on the way to work, they read it, then leave it in the break room, where it gets read by people with cars :)Ads in it are pretty cheap - at least if you'll accept a short classified hidden away in the ads section, but the ads do generate a decent response.

In CA, you would be considered to be offering a banks property for sale to the public.

The public access version is http://www.recolorado.com You'll have to find or become an agent to get direct access.

I spotted an empty house in my city as well as the owner's name but I wonder if there is a public record that can tell me if the owner is alive or dead.

Police officers are public servants that deserve our support.

About the act http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=179414,00.html Clikc on publication 4681 to read more about foreclosure, credit cards, repo's then see the IRS news release IR-2008-17 from what i read as long as its your primary residence the debt is forgiven and you will not owe taxes on it.

While not a cure-all, and like many government programs without real teeth, it is at least a public move to encourage short sales.

There should be public information officers at large banks, Fannie Mae and Freddie, HUD, ALTA and even the FBI (for scams) and the IRS that could provide information directly to this community.