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[18 Apr 2011 | No Comment | 861 views]
Man charged with ‘squatting’ in lavish Pennsylvania home

Frederick Cooper Harris III, 43, of Wilmerding, PA., has posh taste in real estate.  Perhaps too posh, considering it just landed him in a great deal of trouble.
After viewing a $500,000 property with a real estate agent, Harris decided it would be a good idea to move in without the owner’s permission.  It turned out to be a remarkably bad …

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[11 Apr 2011 | No Comment | 1,026 views]
A Colorful Way To Pay Your Mortgage

A homeowner can become desperate looking for ways to avoid foreclosure. Perhaps he or she attempted to do a loan modification, deed-in-lieu and even a short sale, seemingly exhausting all conventional options.
The situation appears hopeless. That is until another, considerably more unconventional option emerges.
Adzookie recently announced that it will pay someone’s mortgage in exchange for turning the distressed homeowner’s house into a giant billboard.
But there’s a catch.
The person who hires Adzookie must own the home. The paint must remain on the home for at …