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Foreclosure Angel: Stranger Buys Foreclosed House at Auction and Gave it back to Owner!

January 17th, 2013 Leave a comment Go to comments

Foreclosure Angel

A woman buys a stranger’s foreclosed home… and gives it back to her.

If you want to know more about this angel contact her on facebook and send her a message here:

http://www.facebook.com/people/Marilyn_Mock/668928839

Marilyn Mock Says ‘People Need to Help Each Other’

By JONANN BRADY

Tracy Pottsboro lost her job and then her home when she couldn’t make mortgage payments. On Saturday, she watched as her home was auctioned off in Dallas.

“The final farewell to my house,” Pottsboro said. “It means so much to all of us. It’s not just a house.”

Auctions on foreclosed houses are an opportunity for some and agony for those who’ve lost their homes.

From July through September of this year, more than 2,700 Americans lost their homes to foreclosure every day, according to The Associated Press. In Texas, almost 9,200 homes entered the foreclosure process in September.

On Saturday, Pottsboro took her seat among the crowd, waiting for house No. 73 to be called.

Marilyn Mock, a small-business owner from Rockwall, Texas, had accompanied her son, who was interested in buying a house, to the auction that day.

Mock was sitting near Pottsboro and noticed that she was upset.

“She was crying, and I asked her what is she upset about, and you know, she lost her house,” Mock said.

When the No. 73 came up and the auction began, Mock said she asked Pottsboro, “Is it worth it?”

“She said yes. & I just kept taking her word,” Mock said.

Mock ended up winning the auction, with a bid of about $30,000. And just like that, Pottsboro’s sad goodbye turned into welcome home.

Mock told “Good Morning America” that she will take out a bank loan to finance about half the cost and will let Pottsboro and her family live in the house and make payments to her instead of the bank. She said she will pay for about half the house upfront.

Mock was straightforward about her motive. “People need to help each other, and that’s all there is to it,” she said.

Pottsboro was moved to tears by Mock’s random act of generosity. “Nobody’s done anything like that for me before, and I hope that I can repay the favor,” she said.

Mock said her son and husband have come to expect these “crazy” things.

“When I came home and I said, ‘Well, honey, guess what?’ He just goes, “OK, whatever.’ He’s used to it,” Mock told “GMA.”

“I do a lot of things, you know, loan money out and give to somebody — you see somebody in need, you give them money,” she said. “Or you see somebody in the grocery store, they don’t have enough money to pay for it, I’m usually the one behind saying here, here’s $20 or something.”

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/SmartHome/story?id=6118522

Marilyn Mock for President, or Foreclosure Angel

I defy anyone to watch the this video and not cry.

Marilyn Mock went to a foreclosure auction. She met Tracy, a woman whose house was being auctioned. Tracy was there to say goodbye. Tracys house wasnt a palace, but she loved it. She most likely was caught in the same net as hundreds of thousands of other homeowners whose dream of homeownership turned into a nightmare.

Ms. Mock bought Tracys house. She gave it back to her.

There are no words for this kind of generosity. Lets face it: Id rather watch something like this than Extreme Home Makeover. One more family has a home, and one more person has gone out of her way to help a complete stranger. This reminds me of my Bible college past. Sometimes, one entertains angels unaware.

Thank you, Ms. Mock. Tracy, I hope this is a new start.

This is a nice story with a happy ending. No matter who you think is at fault in this mortgage meltdown, there are individual stories out there that should be heard. I’m pretty confidant the woman in the story who lost her home wasn’t a super slick financier playing the market. I suspect she is a regular wage earner who got into trouble by taking out a 2nd mortgage to feed her family. What a contrast with the 100’s of millions the Wall Street fat cats stole. Could have bought a lot of these $50K houses…..

Foreclosure auction makes house ownership possible for some

By MONIKA DIAZ / WFAA-TV

DALLAS – More than 500 bargain hunters hit the Dallas Convention Center Saturday to bid on the American Dream that has ended up in foreclosure.

The misfortune of others is now an opportunity for those trying to buy into the housing market.

In this tough housing market, more first-time home buyers are attending these auctions, to see if they can get their dream home for less.

Today, two families gave the auction a shot and walked out of the convention center saving thousands of dollars.

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  1. SterlingGroovy
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #1

    A random act of …
    A random act of kindness, beautiful.

  2. yarah815
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #2

    I wish someone …
    I wish someone could do that for my home :(

  3. Skyhighblu
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #3

    Im drinking way …
    Im drinking way too much Jeremiah weeds right now. Decided to look up strangers doing nice things. I should pass out happy lol

  4. christian david
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #4

    watch?v=-Y3E5E4IhEc
    watch?v=-Y3E5E4IhEc

  5. itzmejojo
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #5

    This brought me to …
    This brought me to tears .. I love it!

  6. Spazass666
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #6

    That made me cry, …
    That made me cry, how sweet.

  7. 2resist36
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #7

    It is impossible to …
    It is impossible to tell from what has been said. Just because you try to pass patronising statements, it doesn’t automatically mean their substance has any credibility. Anyway all your riddles, likely lack of an argument, refusal to address any points properly and subsequent intention to create complete and utter pedantic irrelevance means I can’t be bothered anymore. Sorry you couldn’t come up with any relevant, valid points.

  8. 2resist36
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #8

    It is impossible to …
    It is impossible to tell from what has been said. Just because you try to pass patronising statements, it doesn’t automatically mean their substance has any credibility. Anyway all your riddles, likely lack of an argument, refusal to address any points properly and subsequent intention to create complete and utter pedantic irrelevance means I can’t be bothered anymore. Sorry you couldn’t come up with any relevant, valid points.

  9. 2resist36
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #9

    It is impossible to …
    It is impossible to tell from what has been said. Just because you try to pass patronising statements, it doesn’t automatically mean their substance has any credibility. Anyway all your riddles, likely lack of an argument, refusal to address any points properly and subsequent intention to create complete and utter pedantic irrelevance means I can’t be bothered anymore. Sorry you couldn’t come up with any relevant, valid points.

  10. Mulla Nasrudin
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #10

    Read your own …
    Read your own comments, you’ll figure it out, or not…

  11. 2resist36
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #11

    As I have already …
    As I have already made perfectly clear my main point is that I do not believe what the lady did had anything to do with patriotism and was a humanitarian act.

    In any case this conversation is completely absurd because you won’t tell me what the ‘false assertions’ you refer to are so it isn’t even possible for me to address them or even know what you are talking about. It appears to me that you are using this ‘false assertion but I won’t tell you what is’ stance to sustain your argument.

  12. Mulla Nasrudin
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #12

    What’s your point …
    What’s your point with your false assertions?

  13. 2resist36
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #13

    Such as…? This is …
    Such as…? This is a public forum, you posted a comment, if you don’t want anything you say to be challenged in anyway then don’t post in a public forum. You are trying to make a point without actually saying what your point is. Hence the questions.

  14. Mulla Nasrudin
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #14

    In plain English, I …
    In plain English, I am saying that you don’t know me and are making false assertions about me.

  15. 2resist36
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #15

    Well thank you for …
    Well thank you for that riddle. However, I did use the term ‘and/or’ and without you actually stating what you do know I can’t really comment any further can I. Are you saying that you *know* for sure that she did it because the other person was an American? (if you are then there was me thinking she did it because the other person was a human being in distress, how stupid of me). If not, what are you saying?

  16. Mulla Nasrudin
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #16

    People think that …
    People think that they think things, and they also think that they know things.
    They could usefully give some attention to the question of whether they know what they think and know what they think they know.

  17. 2resist36
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #17

    Well stop …
    Well stop pretending that you know the person that done it and/or pretending that you know that she done it primarily on grounds of nationality then.

    Finally stop believing everything your corporate media tells you and completely confusing the definitions of patriot and humanitarian.

    Good day!

  18. Mulla Nasrudin
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #18

    You write to me as …
    You write to me as if you know me, eh.
    Stop pretending you know me.
    Good day!

  19. 2resist36
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #19

    Eh? What does this …
    Eh? What does this have to do with patriotism exactly? Their nationalities are completely irrelevant, it is humanitarianism if anything as it an act of human kindness. Stop trying to relate everything to patriotism!

  20. Lorenzo Oliver
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #20

    If you have been …
    If you have been foreclosed on call 866-967-9993 or go to Icansuemylender. Com for help fast!! They will help you.

  21. Mulla Nasrudin
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #21

    I guess the word …
    I guess the word patriot can be used outside of wars.
    Kudos to the true patriot!

  22. hankwareagle
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #22

    damn, and i feel …
    damn, and i feel good when i give change to some strangers

  23. igspal
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #23

    ALL banks (besides …
    ALL banks (besides credit unions) are RUN BY THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATES…THIS WOMAN is one of GOD’S ADVOCATES (she may very well be an ANGEL)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂

  24. CbullyNC
    January 17th, 2013 at 07:16 | #24

    now thats a …
    now thats a blessing people!

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