Sweat Equity – Building a House at Half Cost

Sweat Equity -- $1 ebook by Larry Angell
Sweat Equity — $1 ebook by Larry Angell

A 48-page easy to read ebook that describes the many advantages of building your own home without the help of contractors. It explains how we’ve become financially crippled by easy credit and how the inflation of home prices has caused the housing crisis.

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Zombie Foreclosures Haunt Owners

Matt Taibbi famously described Goldman Sachs as “a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity”
Matt Taibbi famously described Goldman Sachs as “a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity”

Even though the stories are shocking — almost unbelievable — this is a must-read article about bank and mortgage fraud. The article documents the growing problem of ‘zombie foreclosures’, where homeowners are hauled back into court sometimes years later for their house that they handed over to the bank. This is crystal clear evidence that the current system is broken. The safest approach is to build just what you can afford with cash and avoid the whole mess.

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