Foreclosures or Bust

Last weekend, instead of lounging around in my pajamas and watching cartoons, I took up realtor Jason Gaia on his invitation to attend a bus tour of foreclosed homes now on the market.

It was super-interesting; we saw a really wide range of homes, from those that had us saying, "It smells in here," to those that I couldn't afford even at the foreclosure price. (The thing they all seemed to have in common was a smoke detector with low batteries — I haven't heard that much beeping since the last time I was on Union Avenue!)

See for yourself:

http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/Content?oid=oid%3A56715

(A note, two things have changed since last week: it's not as long, and it's not as shaky. I still sound like I've swallowed a bottle of Xanax, though.)