BUYER BEWARE!

Great post.  I am finding less than 1% of people posting on this site are using it to help others. 

I have been trying to get real estate agents to spend a little bit of time to help people avoid foreclosures by providing vialbe links designed to get them the help they need.  Telling people they need to get help early is like telling a man he needs to learn how to fish to feed himself, turning and walking away.

Create a page on your web site designed to tell peole how to get help.  This is what we need to do to turn this market around.  The NAR won't do it.  The media sure as hell isn't going to do it.  And our elected officials haven't a clue.  Even when you give them an idea which works they will all reject it because they are all just like the banks.

Here is a link to HUD providing links by state to organizations receiving government funds to help home owners.

http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/

 

To give you an idea, here is a link to my web page.  Copy anything you like from this page on how to avoid foreclosures and get loan modifications.  Use it as you see fit.

http://www.ez1realty.net/1039711.html

 

I've talked to some of these local organizations.  80% of the peole they work with have already lost money to a scam.  Search the Internet and see for yourself.  The first 300 hits are people out to make money off this problem.

Join the fight to end foreclosures.

This is great advice.  Here in the Phoenix area where foreclosures are very high, we have had to educate, educate, educate our clients.  I am so sad when I hear that someone lost their money to a scam.  I know it still happens and our attorney general is after a lot of those people.

The best thing we can do is get these people to the right agencies to help them.  I spent an hour on the phone last night with some one in this position.  Some times they also need some one to listen.  To tell them they are still normal.  I am not making a dime.  But life is more than money.

The worse part is that the majority of the people who are scammed like this are senior citizens.  It truly breaks the heart to hear this happening to them or anyone, really.  And unfortunately, Michael, too many of them are not internet savvy so they don't see these warnings.  I agree with Dennis about providing them information but perhaps senior citizen centers and local churches are a better way to go to provide it.  What do you think?

Emcee

It makes me sick that people will take advantage this way.  I have to believe most people are good, but when these things happen I get so angry!

Thanks for the post Michael. It's astounding what soulless people will do to others. I'm so sorry for the victim in your community. It must be devastating.