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Article: JIM STINGL; IN MY OPINION Mother tells of pain of losing foreclosed home
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- November 1, 2009
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Lesa Ystad is losing her Bay View home.
She fell behind in the payments. Her utilities were shut off. She
tried to stop the bleeding. She begged her bank for help. Nothing
worked.
The single mother's story is not unusual. If misery indeed loves
company, she has plenty. In this gloomy economy, foreclosures are
rampant. About 600 cases a month are being filed in Milwaukee County
alone. Wisconsin set a record last year when 25,588 actions were
started.
"I regret buying this house now, but I tried. It's hard to wake
up every morning and just, I don't know," said Lesa, her eyes
filling with tears. "I just really love this house. It's
embarrassing. I think people see it as a character flaw."
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