Monthly Archives: November 2008

How I won the 8 year battle for US citizenship – Part 2

Tweet This is a continuation from this post. I was very surprised that I actually had people from the offices of Mike Honda and Zoe Lofgren. Basically they wanted to me to give them more info and authorization to release privacy so they can look me up in the USCIS database. And I had two [...]

How I won the 8 year battle for US citizenship – Part 1

Tweet The story’s in the form of an appeal letter I sent to the following people: Zoe Lofgren Michael Chertoff George Bush Richard Cheney Barbara Boxer Diane Feinstein Nancy Pelosi Warning… this letter is very long and very detailed: September 8, 2008 Dear Governor Schwartzennegger, As I write this letter, I am about to celebrate [...]

Lessons learned in (attempt at) buying an REO

Tweet (REO = bank owned property that failed to sell at auction after property foreclosed) 1. ALWAYS get local team members (i.e. lender and realtor especially) 2. If the bank disagrees with the appraisal you got, they will ask for another. Put a clause saying that the seller will pay for ALL additional appraisals if needed. [...]