Today, Larry & Judy Vardon got the foreclosure financial relief they had so desperately been praying
for.
In 2004, the couple's Michigan home was refurbished by ABC Network's popular program, 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."
The Vardon who are both deaf, were selected because the financial challenges of caring for their now 16 year old blind and autistic son, Lance, were more than they could handle.
Following the rehab of the home, the Vardons refinanced their home. After the refi mortgage was sold to a different company, their new rate ballooned to 11% and their monthly payment nearly doubled from $1200 to a whopping $2300. Combine that with the fact that the husband, Larry, works at a Chrysler car plant where he's been laid off on more than one occasion and there you have a grave situation.
In addition to the mortgage hike, the Vardon's medical insurance refuses to cover the treatment for Lance's autism treatments.
Their home which was on the verge of foreclosure due to 4 months of past due payments has been rescued by the kindness of strangers.
The Vardon's story is so similar to thousands of stories we've all collectively heard. In fact, many real estate practioners are dealing with this sort of scenario on a personal level themselves.
Truth is we may not be able to help every single person going through this type of crisis, but there is 'power' in the media and in our own keyboards. This story is proof it exists. Yet what good is the power if we don't use it to benefit the greater good?
We constantly get bombarded with mass chain emails for all sorts of get-rich schemes. Often you'll see those emails forwarded around the world millions of times over...Even though they're most likely hoaxes.

If you know of someone who is in dire need of help (and doesn't mind being helped) please use the power of your keyboard and the reach of the "Rain" by telling as many people as you know!
Stay motivated,
Amber
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