Entries from September 2006

Friday, September 29th, 2006

No Judging! Just Surviving and Helpin’

I did some thinking and realized that I’m getting side-tracked.
My original goal was to:
1) Write about my experience facing foreclosure and how I am dealing with it
and…
2) Help Over-Extended Borrowers - tips on how to stop foreclosure, save the home or sell it fast, decide when to file bankruptcy, getting out of debt, […]

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Stupid or Not, I will Keep Blogging… Carefully!

Last Sunday I pulled the plug on this blog with the following message:

That was Stupid!
This blog was the WRONG kind of exposure. I APOLOGIZE to my friends, family, associates and especially EVERYONE WHO HELPED ME with my real estate transactions.
I DO NOT BLAME ANYBODY for ANYTHING and take full responsibility.
What started as an honest desire […]

Sunday, September 24th, 2006

Will I Go to Jail for Mortgage Fraud?

[Photo by !borghetti used with permission.]
In this blog entry I’m explaining all the potentially “shady” loan practices over the last 12 months as a real estate investor.
I am trying to figure out the following:

Did I commit mortgage fraud?
To what extent?
What are the consequences?
Will I go to jail?
Should I take this blog down immediately, run […]

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

Voice of San Diego Reports on My Story

Thanks to Kelly Bennett for writing a fair and balanced article about my foreclosure situation on Voice of San Diego.
Here is the article:

My Life is an Open Blog
Casey Serin is a 24-year-old Sacramento man who bought seven properties in four states within the first three months of 2006. Even after selling a home […]

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

Is This a Scam? Goals for This Blog

Reading through the initial feedback I received, many people think that I am making this up. They think I’m just blogging about facing foreclosure to get traffic, exposure, leads, whatever.
You may also be thinking:

Why would I share my financial details with the world and risk being embarrassed, criticized, made fun of or […]