Just when I thought the hottest news item of the day from the foreclosure crisis consisted of PETA and/or Vivid Entertainment bailing out Octomom from foreclosure, the news outlets (what few are left) are abuzz with news of large banks reducing mortgage balances for troubled borrowers.  Hmmm&hel… Read full post »

Yes, I’m still in my house and no, I haven’t spoken to the lender about what’s going on.  That’s my current game plan and I’m sticking to it.  Like many a concerned citizen I tuned into President Obama’s State of the Union Address last night in hopes of s… Read full post »

Today I was in a pretty good mood and about an hour or two into the elation it began to feel monotonous.  The best cure for such happiness is usually a phone call to my lender.  I still haven’t bothered to call Bank of America to find out the details of… Read full post »

Today I was supposed to lose my house in a public foreclosure auction.  I spent the better part of yesterday composing a speech for the occasion.  Another portion of the day was spent rummaging through my closet for just the right outfit to wear.  And for a chunk of the remaining… Read full post »

3 days remain until my house goes up for sale at public auction.  I may or may not choose to check in with my lender today.  In truth I’m rooting for the other team at this point.  Foreclosure is imminent so let’s forget about a Hail Mary pass and get this… Read full post »

7 days remain until my house shows up at a foreclosure public auction.  Mum’s the word on my lender’s side when it comes to a loan modification program that has been stuck in the review process for nearly 6 months.  The silence scares me and not because it could mean final… Read full post »

6 days remain until foreclosure and I’m feeling so bruised, beaten and exhausted from the months of battle with the bank I can barely work up a good anxiety attack. My foreclosure sale date is set for next Tuesday at 9:30am.  After that I will no longer lay claim to this… Read full post »

9 days remain until my house is allegedly auctioned off in a public sale by the lender for the bargain basement price of… wait for it… $694,000.  That’s right, folks, for the small fee of 21 Toyota Priuses or 12 private college educations (10 if Ivy League) or 18 times each… Read full post »

13 days remain until foreclosure.  In about two weeks I can expect an eviction notice to be posted on my door by the Foreclosure Fairy so it’s time to prepare for my new life as a renter.  It’s actually my old life.  I used to rent.  Life was simpler then.  It… Read full post »

Foreclosure is, for lack of a better term, heavy stuff.  It’s heavy on the heart and heavy on the head.  After completing the first posting yesterday, the knots in my stomach grew strangely tighter and the weight of my situation heavier.  This was supposed to be a cathartic exper… Read full post »

Today, August 31st 2009 at 9:00 AM my house was scheduled to be sold at public auction.  It's the final stake in the heart of a homeowner trying to stave off the dawn of foreclosure.  Silly me, until late last week I thought today was Labor Day and someone made a… Read full post »