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Several years ago, I was at my wife's sister's house. She has 3 boys. It was a bright summer day and they were all  inside playing video baseball in front of a giant tv.  That kind of struck me. When I was that age, I slept with my baseball glove on. We played baseball in the street in Detroit and we'd have to pause every time a car would come. Later, we were in 'little league'.   The whole thing is kind of emblematic of a larger cultural shift.  Baseball gloves, bicycles and dogs..... It's self explanatory for those that know.

I use technology perfected by the Romans. Most of the subsequent updates have proven to be frivolous.

What happened to the Canadian?

A Sacramento man blew himself up inside his own home after losing it in a tax auction

....turning one seized property into a deadly symbol of the ugly surprises that can come with bargain real estate deals.

"Sacramento County warns bidders that tax auction properties carry significant risks.

Buyers are told they may not be able to inspect homes before bidding, may not be able to enter them, and may discover after the fact that someone is still living inside."



“There may be someone living in the property you purchased,” the county warns in its tax sale information.

That warning is no small detail. Winning bidders can spend thousands of dollars, only to find themselves responsible for dealing with former owners, tenants, or other occupants who have not left the property."


He did the right thing

Running a no-inspection auction is attempted fraud. You will never see that in court but it is true.

What happened to the Canadian?

Ran off just after you dipped out for a while

It's insane

If I were going to play that sight unseen game, I would bid land value only and even that is a gamble.

But more likely I would just break in and look around.

If I were going to play that sight unseen game, I would bid land value only and even that is a gamble.

But more likely I would just break in and look around.

They said they were prosecuting prospective buyers for trespassing if they disturbed squatters…..then the squatters sue. It’s insane.