It is said that life imitates art and that art imitates life.
It is certainly true in our current real estate crisis.
We are experiencing real tragedy, ironic tragedy,
being upside down on a mortgage, the loss of value in some homes.We have comedy, in the form of advising potential home buyers to put at least 20% to protect themselves from the dreaded upside down experience. This role is being presented by fools, comedians, and serious players alike. You can catch these mini-plays on TV from 5 to 9 AM every morning, from noon to 1 PM, at mid-day, from 5 to 6:30 PM every evening, and from 11 to 11:35 every night.
The irony is that there is nothing tragic about being upside down. The tragedy is the loss of value, the loss of equity! It's not funny to be upside down, but it's not tragic either. Thousands of people volunteer to go upside down every day.
The comedy is that there is no protection in putting more down! No protection for you and your's! It's truly funny that the only one protected by large equities (excluding total equity) is the lender, the bank. Yes, the vary bank that so many mistakenly blame for the problem!
Even funnier!
Had the buyer retained his liquidity, he may have held on until the problem passed!
Funnier still!
Bill
William J Archambault Jr
The Real estate Investment Institute
(My thanks to Angelfire for the mask.)
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