REAL ESTATE
Someone's Loss Was His Gain
The rash of foreclosures has caused misery for those forced out of their homes. But it's also provided opportunity for buyers like Ed Gilman looking for a deal.
Ed Gilman had little cash and hardly any time. Just enough for him to make the biggest financial decision of his life. He was ready to move up from his two-family house in Stow. So last year, on the slim hope that someone else's financial nightmare could become his dream home, the 37-year-old found himself at a home-foreclosure auction. "I ... (Full article: 822 words)
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