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How about the <a href="http:\/\/tinypic.com\/view.php\?pic=2e0qutj&amp\;s=6" target="_blank">Best of Both Worlds?</a>

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(Non-latex golf clap)

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CB:

One of his problems is that he's probably been paying his mortgage to (r)Money like clockwork, but (r)Money doesn't report to a credit bureau. So the Stamps are not improving their FICO score with a decade and a half of excellent payment history.

It's very tough to rebuild a positive credit history if you don't keep using credit in a responsible manner.

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I'm here to help you anyway I can but first, what's in it for me?

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A little OT, but Rinse Penis says "show us the tax returns" is the EXACT SAME THING as "show us the birth certificate". I can think of five differences without breaking a sweat. Anyhootenany, poor* Mittens doesn't like being vettenated. ____________________________ * he's not really poor

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Give Mitt a break. He spent almost 1% of his pocket lint this act of selfish altruism.

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No retroactive sales, back when the market was soaring? Mitt's losing his touch.

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Romney sits atop a giant no-money-down real estate pyramid scheme. Wise investors will want to get in before the whole thing collapses.

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Foisting his failed investments off on others? Where have we seen that before? I bet Mitt's unhappy that he didn't get to fire anybody first.

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He's the mormon Carleton Sheets, without the razzle dazzle.

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Thank you for explaining “beat sweetener.”

When I first read it I thought it was fap oil.

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CB:

A 30-year $50,000 mortgage that has a $600 monthly payment works out to 14.19% interest. Obviously, one would have to read the note, but that's the answer based on the available information.

It does make one wonder what the rent was fifteen years ago.

Some of these "lease-to-own" deals have a combination rent/downpayment structure in the early years. That's one of the reasons they are often crappy deals for the buyer. The "down" is forfit if the buyer can't perform.

What's really astonishing about this deal is that some smooth talker didn't refinance the mortgage during the sub-prime mortgage heyday.

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Inevitable comparison to Obama's "dealings" with Tony Resko in 3, 2, 1...

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