It’s déjà vu all over again for a Lake City, Ga., couple that was featured on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
Milton and Patricia Harper are once again in danger of losing their 5,500-square-foot Clayton County home in suburban Atlanta to foreclosure, according to WSBTV.com.
The homeowners first encountered mortgage trouble back in July 2008 when they defaulted on a second $450,000 loan that they took out against the rebuilt mansion to finance a construction business that eventually went belly up.
It appeared that they were able to resolve the situation with their lender when it did not go up for auction. Not for long — now the home is once again headed for the courthouse steps on Tuesday, March 3.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition involves a team of designers, contractors and several 100 workers who all have just seven days to totally rebuild an entire house — every single room, plus the exterior and landscaping, according to the program’s official Web site.
While the intentions are well-placed it is, unfortunately, not uncommon for families featured on the show to run into problems once the construction and camera crews wrap things up.
Eric Hebert reportedly has little more than 90 days to cure the default or lose his Sandpoint, Idaho, home to the bank after he used the new digs as collateral to pay off an old mortgage. Sadie Holmes of Florida has had to battle code violations as a result of her remodel. And a family in Oak Park, Mich., was only able to stay in their residence thanks to outside donations.
That’s so sad.. If that’s the case, then the makeover would be a waste for the family… I hope they can hold it back..
-david
No.. its not sad at all. The home built for the family was mortgage free. The owners borrowed money against the house that eventully landed them in debt. ABC nothing to do with with their greedy borrowing. ABC is not to blame…
In hindsight maybe we should have seen this coming. All these homes were built so extravagently, that just paying the upkeep, insurance and property taxes may have been too much for many folks. This is just another casualty of the housing crisis.
Actually, they were given a fund to pay the taxes for 25 years, as well as scholarships for the children. I don’t think the problem is so much the housing crisis as it is the ill-advised half-million dollar loan taken against the property. It’s a terrible shame.
Apparently no one else know about fannie mae and fredddie mac. this is so sad… for them that is… because nobody can hold them back…. this was the plan all along… they loose it… i get it for free… how sad…