I’m Facing Foreclosure. Seriously. Read My Blog, I’ll Tell You Everything

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In the old days, if you made a bunch of bad decisions and lost a bunch of money, well, you would probably hide in shame. Not any more. Now you’d start a BLOG, tell your story, then be profiled on ABC’s Nightline, then maybe even get a book deal. No, I’m not talking about myself. I’m talking about a 24-year-old kid from the Sacramento area who is blogging all the way to the poorhouse. His blog is I Am Facing Foreclosure, and the way I read it, foreclosure is winning. Casey Serin (pictured above) describes himself as ‘a 24 yr old ‘would-be real estate mogul’ from Sacramento CA. After going to a few seminars I bought 8 houses in 8 months in 4 states with no money down looking to fix ‘n flip. I made some mistakes and am now millions in debt, trying to avoid foreclosure, sell quickly, repay everyone, and share my lessons to help others in trouble.’ If I read the blog correctly, Casey has lost four houses to foreclosure. He was in fact profiled on ABC’s Nightline, does in fact blog about the mosquitoes-in-the-pool problem at one of his vacant houses, and may or may not have a book deal. You can’t make this stuff up. (I should clarify: I can’t make it up, but on the web, it’s quite possible that Casey is making some of it up.) Comments? Thoughts? Always welcome, but please keep it PG-rated.