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As reported today by Credit Suisse , it is projected that 6 million home owners will file bankruptcy in the next year. That means 1 of 8 mortgages will be out of there home. If this is the case we will have so many homes on the market that we could not reverse this process for maybe 10 years. The democrats are proposing some legislature that will not pass until Obama and his crew take over that may even make things worse. They are only proposing based on trying to make it seem they are doing something when it's obvious their plan will make things even worse. SO hold on, socialism and the ways of the left will put us in an even greater down spin.

It's similarar to what we are seeing from the left and the bail out of a failing auto industry. They want to throw money at a bad business that has failed even when the economy has been ar record levels the past 7 of eight years and now that things are turning bad they believe they can be profitable. A six grader could see this will not happen. So, once again we see the socialist move to control business and throw OUR money at bad business. If you think this is bad you are right and it will get worse, as they start to take control of the real estate business. When that strikes home with us in the real estate business maybe we will stand up and fight for a change for the freedom we will have lost and the right to run a business for success without government involvement and control that this new administration will lead us toward. We had best wake up and join in organizations that are fighting to keep us strong like http://www.wemuststartnow.com and others.

We must not let the socialist ways invade our lives in American and fight for our freedom on our own soil and in the chambers of Congress at the national and state levels or we will see the years of running a prosperous business a thing of the past. Just remember you may have to tell your children and grandchildren you were not will to stand up for protecting our liberty. Yes, it upset me and yes I am willing to fight. We had a 52% of uninformed voters in this last election that was influenced by a biased press and we have to stop this. We must become better informed and not be happy to vote in a cult society.

If you thin your 52% of voters were well informed visist this site and then see how you feel. http://www.howobamagotelected.com

It's up to us .... what will you tell your grandchildren

Built in 1921 this one-story bungalow represents the style of homes built in Denver in the first 30 years of the 20^th century. The style is representative of the Craftsman-Style (1890's-1920's) and the Bungalow-Style (1905-1930). The Craftsman-Style in California was inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement led in England in reaction to the mass-production of the Industrial Revolution. This movement advocated a return to the handcrafted arts and the use of natural materials such as wood, stone and tile. The bungalows exemplified the traditions of simplicity and quality construction for Denver's rapidly growing middle class. Some of the architectural characteristics of the Craftsman Bungalows are: low-pitched gable roofs, wide-overhangs, wide porches, exposed wood structures, and square, tapered support columns. Denver's architects of the time adhered to the philosophy of living that looked for a return to the warmth of family and home.

If McCain wants the American people to run to get behind him, now is the time to vote no for this ridiculous giving of money to the banks that failed. This is America and businesses fail. If he supports this he is running with the same group as Obama and supporting socialism and it will kill him at election time.

More important to us, it will not help the housing industry and until this is fixed we will remain in the same problem in America, Hold on everyone home prices are about to drop like a hot potato.

Unless we see new credit leaders in the business the only way to sell will be from very, very low prices and that is just a repeat of history, so let the games begin so we can get things back to a productive business in the next five years or so.

As Realtors we have to be giving a straight message and moving these homes or getting them off the market. It's time for the professionals to step up.

We handle the liquidation of over 100 estates a year here in the Denver and Colorado Front Range Area. Most of the items from these estates end up being sold at Public Auction, either onsite or at our Eaton Auction Center in Downtown Eaton, Colorado. Some of the estates we handle are more memorable than others. We have recently been hired to liquidate an estate I am sure we will all remember for some time.

Long time Denver resident Dr. Lawrence M. Robertson passed away unexpectedly recently. The Personal Representative of his estate hired us to liquidate all his personal property on VERY SHORT NOTICE! Dr. Robertson was well known in Denver, Colorado and the surrounding states. Not only was he a Neurosurgeon but he was also a US Navy Commander, Electrical Engineer and Law School Graduate. In his spare time he loved building model aircraft and adding to his huge model railroading collection. I never was fortunate enough to meet Dr. Robertson but I am sure he was a very interesting man. We learn about people as we sort through their personal belongings in preparation for an estate sale or auction.

Dr. Robertson’s Estate includes some wonderful merchandise. There are some great old family antiques including an original Maria pot, Kachina dolls, a rare 1860 US Calvary Civil War sword with the original belt & brass eagle belt buckle, antique furniture, artwork, new and like new tools, antique medical instruments, over 100 model airplanes, over 1000 scale model train items, medical, law and other books, laboratory items and tons more. Visit www.whitleyauction.com to see the complete details and all the items in this auction. Check out some of these items in the slide show below.

Dr. Robertson’s office was located at 1635 Gilpin in the Capital Hill area of Denver. Due to an extreme lack of parking, we will be selling all of his possessions at an internet only auction. This is just like a live auction except there is no auctioneer and all the bidding takes place over the internet. The auction items will all be posted online so anyone can view the items and place his or her best bids. At 1:10 PM on Saturday, September 27, 2008 the auction will start to close with lot number one. Each successive item will close every thirty seconds until all the items are sold.

If you have bid on eBay before then you will have no problem bidding here. We even make it easier to make sure you win. There is an auto-extend feature that extends the closing time on any item that receives a bid in the last five minutes of the bidding. This feature keeps extending the item’s ending time until no more bids are received. This helps to prevent last second sniping. Many times more than 50% of the bids come in during this extended bidding time. Of course, you can always just leave your best bid beforehand and not watch the closing. Learn about this auction at our auction website, www.whitleyauction.com.

Make sure and check out all of Dr. Robertson’s items. It is interesting what you can learn about a person from the possessions they had. If you are handling an estate or downsizing, feel free to contact us for free advice. Most people only handle one estate in their life. We have handled thousands and can surely help you with what seems to be an overwhelming task.

Happy Auctioning!

David