Desperate times often call for desperate measures … just ask Vicki Gehlert of Port St. Lucie, Fla.

She moved into the house pictured above with her two dogs after a divorce in 2002. Shortly thereafter, Vicki lost a full-time job that helped her satisfy the monthly expenses.

Long story short, she’s fallen behind on her mortgage payments as a result of the turmoil (South Florida hurricanes only exacerbated the situation) and she’s asking for assistance in the form of donations to “Save Sunshine’s House.”

To learn more about Vicki’s story and to donate a few dollars to help her avoid foreclosure visit her Web site whenever you can right here.

This is a rather interesting public approach for a homeowner to stop foreclosure — most distressed homeowners live in denial right up until their properties are up on the auction blocks.

Put simply, foreclosure is a difficult situation to handle. It can ruin a person’s life in the short-term and damage his or her credit well into the future.

It’s for this reason the we always suggest contacting the lender the moment it becomes clear that a mortgage payment will be missed or unpaid altogether. Often times lenders will work with homeowners to resolve the situations and stave of foreclosure action.

In short, do yourself a favor and ask for help! Short of that — or a creative donation-based Web site — the options are bleak.

You asked for it and we listened … Foreclosure.com has made its industry-leading FREE email listing alerts even more convenient.

Not only have we consolidated all of the various property alerts into one email, but we redesigned the appearance of the email to include even more eye-catching, easy-to-use features.

Let’s back track for just a minute:

FREE email listing alerts, which include the latest foreclosure, preforeclosure, tax lien, bankruptcy and other distressed listing updates on our Web site, are conveniently delivered directly to your inbox.

In short, these notifications alert you to the latest property updates we list on our site in the precise zip codes that you pre-select.

There’s no obligation whatsoever to sign-up and receive FREE email listings alerts, which can be set up in literally just a few seconds thanks to our quick three-step process.

In real estate, timing is critical. Sometimes just one day — or even a few hours — can mean the difference between a huge profit and a missed opportunity.

And while our comprehensive nationwide database of more than 1.2 million listings is simple to search, we understand that it is sometimes hard to keep up with all the amazing bargains that we add to the site at least twice each day, including weekends and holidays.

Therefore, we want you to be the first one on the block to know about a hot property deal as soon as it is listed on Foreclosure.com.

Sign up to receive FREE email listing alerts today and let us do all the work — all you have to do is sit back check your email inbox from time-to-time for amazing real estate deals in your area.

It’s that simple.

Join us for a LIVE online presentation tomorrow (January 29) at 4 p.m. ET. when we reveal how to create instant equity with short sales and explain the reasons lenders will work with YOU to close these great deals!

“Short Sales: Create Equity from Nothing!” is a LIVE 90-minute educational Webinar training session that teaches you how to purchase properties in foreclosure for less than what the sellers currently owe their lenders.

It’s possible to score some major wallet-busting deals, especially now with more and more homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages.

To reserve a spot now CLICK HERE. Spots are limited.This upcoming Webinar special will teach you:

• Why lenders short sale
• Why homeowners cooperate
• Step-by-step short sale instructions
• How investors can take advantage of the opportunities in this market to make big money in short sales
• Get all the forms you need for a short sale

Short sales are a relatively unfamiliar (yet extremely lucrative) real estate investment technique. And Sharon Restrepo — a successful foreclosure investor with more than 15 years experience and a nationally-acclaimed educator — will provide easy-to-understand instructions on how to capitalize on them in this special presentation.

From afar, negotiating a short sale seems like a tricky process. But as you’ll find out, there’s really nothing to it!

Of course, we will also open the floor up to you during an interactive question and answer session. Again, to reserve a spot now CLICK HERE. And if the timing is bad and you can’t make the LIVE presentation tomorrow please remember that we will email you the recorded version as soon as possible!

Webinars are LIVE 90-minute educational sessions that let participants see, hear and interact with real estate experts right from their personal computer screens. In fact, Webinars are driven in part by visitor feedback and questions that are posed during the sessions. For more information and course offerings click here.

We’ve already passed along the great news about The Foreclosure.com Three-Day One-On-One Real Estate Training Retreat and the enormous benefits that it contains.

Now we want to share what some of our students are saying about the experience:

Put simply, The Foreclosure.com Three-Day One-On-One Real Estate Training Retreat is the most comprehensive and intensive real estate training seminar available anywhere.

Don’t take our word for it … just listen to the positive reviews above.

We’ll take you by the hand, teach you everything you need to know about real estate, and stay in touch long after the information-packed event to ensure that you exceed your expectations.

And don’t worry about “current market conditions.” That’s because now, believe it or not, is the best time to invest in real estate – there are ridiculous deals on every corner!

Let us show you how to cash in on them at the Foreclosure.com Three-Day One-On-One Real Estate Training Retreat.

You’ve waited long enough … it’s time to turn over that new leaf and begin to reap the financial benefits of investing in foreclosure real estate. Because the longer you wait, the more money you’re missing out on.

Learn to flip properties without even owning them and build a booming real estate business during an upcoming educational training presentation with savvy investor, Mike Collins.

“Earn Fast Cash Wholesaling Foreclosures” is a LIVE 90-minute presentation that is scheduled for Tuesday, January 22 at 4 p.m. ET. To reserve a spot now CLICK HERE. Spots are limited.

This upcoming Webinar special will cover:

• What to look for in a deal
• How to have your houses SOLD before you buy them
• How to start with no money
• Why information beats money every time
• How to get over the fear of writing a contract

With more than 20 years experience wholesaling houses, Mike has mastered how to make an eye-popping amount of money without actually ever owning his investments.

In fact, he’s netted more than $100,000 in just two days on one deal!

If you’d like to learn the best way to find amazing financial opportunities and live with less stress then this course, “Earn Fast Cash Wholesaling Foreclosures,” is exactly what you need.

Of course, we will also open the floor up to you during an interactive question and answer session.

To reserve a spot now CLICK HERE. Spots are limited.

Webinars are LIVE 90-minute educational sessions that let participants see, hear and interact with real estate experts right from their personal computer screens. In fact, Webinars are driven in part by visitor feedback and questions that are posed during the sessions. For more information and course offerings click here.