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Comment on China building American bridges by Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 13 May 2012 16:31:44 +0000

At least now we know who not to vote for in Nov.

Comment on 5th grade level mortgages by Caro

Caro — Sun, 06 May 2012 12:54:02 +0000

You cannot do a short sale until you’ve adarely missed payments. If you are up to date on your mortgage, the bank has no reason to worry and therefore will not accept a short sale. The bank knows you can still make the payments because you still are, and will expect you to continue to fulfill your end of the bargain. If you do fall behind on payments, you have to have a good reason why. Such reasons might be a death in the family, loss of job or an injury that has kept you from working. A short sale protects the owners credit when the borrower can no longer make the payments. In that event, the bank realizes it’ll take many more months to wait to evict you and sell it themselves than if they cooperate with you and allow you to retain possession of the house while they sell it. The bank takes the financial hit and pays all the fees in the sale of the property, but in turn, the owner is not entitled to any equity that has built up on the property.If you have absolutely no equity in the house and just want to get rid of it, you might want to do research or talk with a lawyer about a quitclaim deed. With that deed, you sign off all your rights to someone else and they take on all the responsibility you once had. If nobody you know wants the property, I’m sure there are investors who will be more than happy to take it off your hands, rent it out and wait a few years for the market to rise. Then, you can move on to a less expensive house free from the hassle of your overpriced property.I am not a lawyer and not qualified to give legal advice, so please speak with an attorney about your options. Some of them may give you some quick advice over the phone without charging you. Good luck

Comment on The Future of the Political Universe by Morgane

Morgane — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:13:32 +0000

I think this is quite a dnecet editorial, but I do have the feeling that it not really explains the problem of (too much) free speech in politics, but only gives examples of it. You could perhaps try to explain the problem and also explain why it is a problem. Except for that I think that it is good.

Comment on Flat Tax, Balanced Budget, Campaign Finance & Term Limits. by Jayasheela

Jayasheela — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:12:25 +0000

Yes, sir Dr. Sinopoli. It’s petrty obvious that the republican “leadership” is not interested in ANYTHING the Heritage Foundation is doing. But I guaranty you, when Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Pfizer or any HMO calls, little johnny jumps.