Originally Posted by
qtiger
Those mean old banks held these people down at gunpoint and forced them to take loans they couldn't afford.

a couple i know were first time buying a house for 100k. needed to get fixed up but they were going to do it over tyime. nothing seriouslly structural or anything that would damage it. but the bank didnt want to give them the 100k loan they said 150 only. they couldn't afford it so they said Bye.