10 Uses For Foreclosed Houses

As has been widely reported last week, a VP at Wells Fargo was just fired for hanging out at a $12 million Malibu mansion the bank had foreclosed on.  My reaction was something along the lines of “Hey, what the hell?”

With around 3 million foreclosed homes in the US, we should all be brainstorming for some alternative uses while we wait for new owners to step up and move in.

I’m just spitballin’ here…

10 Uses for Foreclosed Houses:

snoopbroads

1. Rap Video Shoot

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2. Wicked Witch Murder Weapon

MADOFF SCANDAL HOUSE

3. Fugitive Ponzi Perp Safehouse

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4. Three Little Pig Refuge

paperboy

5. Paperboy Training Target

predator

6. To Catch a Predator Staging

starbucks

7. New Starbucks Location

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8. Meth Lab

prom

9. Post-Prom Make-out Station

Firewood

10. Firewood

Feel free to chime in below if I missed any others…

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  1. rick stanley commented on Sep 17

    homeless shelters, relocate displaced families and battered women.

  2. rick stanley commented on Sep 17

    homeless shelters, relocate displaced families and battered women.

  3. rick stanley commented on Sep 17

    homeless shelters, relocate displaced families and battered women.

  4. Q Bert commented on Sep 17

    this is f’in awesome!

    lol. especially for us californians!

    thx

    q

  5. Q Bert commented on Sep 17

    this is f’in awesome!

    lol. especially for us californians!

    thx

    q

  6. Q Bert commented on Sep 17

    this is f’in awesome!

    lol. especially for us californians!

    thx

    q

  7. MacBeth commented on Sep 17

    what about homeless shelter for all the people who have lost their homes to foreclosure?

    wait…thats kind of ironic

  8. MacBeth commented on Sep 17

    what about homeless shelter for all the people who have lost their homes to foreclosure?

    wait…thats kind of ironic

  9. MacBeth commented on Sep 17

    what about homeless shelter for all the people who have lost their homes to foreclosure?

    wait…thats kind of ironic

  10. Andre commented on Sep 17

    I think beside all of the sugested ideas above are good ones but Wait till you hear/read this one.
    California prisons are way full above their capasity where they say the inmates are on top of eachothers,
    Well since prison is for criminals and these crook new billioners/bankers/credit card companies/ect and many other crook parasites are almost loughing on avarage taxpayers who put a hell of hard and Honest work to make a living and yet had paid taxes as part of their citisenship duty with a trusting hope that their taxes are going to get back to them as a part of the taxing purpose,,, We All Know Now Where Their/our taxes /money are gone in the name of saving these sooo poor poor with moraly but nothing alse/financial instutitions //why/to bail them out /why/ to pay their #1 guys millions of dollars Big Bonuses And also for the money they pay to the DC lobbiests so all these dishonesty still would keep functioning in favour of them and make this A Law of USA/ our beloved Honest country which was founded by our Forfathers who believed in the Truth and wanted to leave for the next generations who would take over with similar honesty and morals to pass it to their next generation.
    OK,,shortly My point is ,,if we still are part of this great country’s system who were thought the very same great values/morals as our Forfathers wanted to pass to us,,the crime should not be permited and the criminals should not get away with their Crimes in the name of Justice and unfortunately these crook criminals are geting away plus geting rewarded with the system which now is being missused and manupilated with some of the money they are stealing from our pockets to lobby in DC so the real True Justice would never be put in USE so they would be able to continue to Be Legalizing to continue their SHAMEFULL COMMITMENTS/Crimes if that wasnt still justified as A Legal Act under the laws that their paid lobbying dudes/Agencies ect are creating and put in Order Shamelessly Although they know it is wrong but they would do it anyways.well It is not that surprise to see them working hard for that and getting paid because tHese People Would even sell their mothers as long as they make money SHAMEFULLY .
    That is why I suggest that they must create A Hell /Prison in That Property where they could be put and cant even breat /try to survive with our true Justice’s Punishments that they deserve as only A part of their Crimes// but of course they want the system/and avarage Clueless people to belive that everything they do is no Crime and Legalized favoring them but not the innocent people/taxpayer who lost their Jobs/lost their homes to be Foreclosed also loose their faiths/values they had in the Past,,, I WOULD SAY THAT PROPERTY SHOULD BE USED TO BE BUILT AS A HELL PRISON WITH THESE LEGALIZED SO CALLED RICH BUT Crook reaches by stealing it from the children/women/men who Had to sucrifice themself lost their houses /jobs and Hopes… That is what Justice is.

  11. Andre commented on Sep 17

    I think beside all of the sugested ideas above are good ones but Wait till you hear/read this one.
    California prisons are way full above their capasity where they say the inmates are on top of eachothers,
    Well since prison is for criminals and these crook new billioners/bankers/credit card companies/ect and many other crook parasites are almost loughing on avarage taxpayers who put a hell of hard and Honest work to make a living and yet had paid taxes as part of their citisenship duty with a trusting hope that their taxes are going to get back to them as a part of the taxing purpose,,, We All Know Now Where Their/our taxes /money are gone in the name of saving these sooo poor poor with moraly but nothing alse/financial instutitions //why/to bail them out /why/ to pay their #1 guys millions of dollars Big Bonuses And also for the money they pay to the DC lobbiests so all these dishonesty still would keep functioning in favour of them and make this A Law of USA/ our beloved Honest country which was founded by our Forfathers who believed in the Truth and wanted to leave for the next generations who would take over with similar honesty and morals to pass it to their next generation.
    OK,,shortly My point is ,,if we still are part of this great country’s system who were thought the very same great values/morals as our Forfathers wanted to pass to us,,the crime should not be permited and the criminals should not get away with their Crimes in the name of Justice and unfortunately these crook criminals are geting away plus geting rewarded with the system which now is being missused and manupilated with some of the money they are stealing from our pockets to lobby in DC so the real True Justice would never be put in USE so they would be able to continue to Be Legalizing to continue their SHAMEFULL COMMITMENTS/Crimes if that wasnt still justified as A Legal Act under the laws that their paid lobbying dudes/Agencies ect are creating and put in Order Shamelessly Although they know it is wrong but they would do it anyways.well It is not that surprise to see them working hard for that and getting paid because tHese People Would even sell their mothers as long as they make money SHAMEFULLY .
    That is why I suggest that they must create A Hell /Prison in That Property where they could be put and cant even breat /try to survive with our true Justice’s Punishments that they deserve as only A part of their Crimes// but of course they want the system/and avarage Clueless people to belive that everything they do is no Crime and Legalized favoring them but not the innocent people/taxpayer who lost their Jobs/lost their homes to be Foreclosed also loose their faiths/values they had in the Past,,, I WOULD SAY THAT PROPERTY SHOULD BE USED TO BE BUILT AS A HELL PRISON WITH THESE LEGALIZED SO CALLED RICH BUT Crook reaches by stealing it from the children/women/men who Had to sucrifice themself lost their houses /jobs and Hopes… That is what Justice is.

  12. Andre commented on Sep 17

    I think beside all of the sugested ideas above are good ones but Wait till you hear/read this one.
    California prisons are way full above their capasity where they say the inmates are on top of eachothers,
    Well since prison is for criminals and these crook new billioners/bankers/credit card companies/ect and many other crook parasites are almost loughing on avarage taxpayers who put a hell of hard and Honest work to make a living and yet had paid taxes as part of their citisenship duty with a trusting hope that their taxes are going to get back to them as a part of the taxing purpose,,, We All Know Now Where Their/our taxes /money are gone in the name of saving these sooo poor poor with moraly but nothing alse/financial instutitions //why/to bail them out /why/ to pay their #1 guys millions of dollars Big Bonuses And also for the money they pay to the DC lobbiests so all these dishonesty still would keep functioning in favour of them and make this A Law of USA/ our beloved Honest country which was founded by our Forfathers who believed in the Truth and wanted to leave for the next generations who would take over with similar honesty and morals to pass it to their next generation.
    OK,,shortly My point is ,,if we still are part of this great country’s system who were thought the very same great values/morals as our Forfathers wanted to pass to us,,the crime should not be permited and the criminals should not get away with their Crimes in the name of Justice and unfortunately these crook criminals are geting away plus geting rewarded with the system which now is being missused and manupilated with some of the money they are stealing from our pockets to lobby in DC so the real True Justice would never be put in USE so they would be able to continue to Be Legalizing to continue their SHAMEFULL COMMITMENTS/Crimes if that wasnt still justified as A Legal Act under the laws that their paid lobbying dudes/Agencies ect are creating and put in Order Shamelessly Although they know it is wrong but they would do it anyways.well It is not that surprise to see them working hard for that and getting paid because tHese People Would even sell their mothers as long as they make money SHAMEFULLY .
    That is why I suggest that they must create A Hell /Prison in That Property where they could be put and cant even breat /try to survive with our true Justice’s Punishments that they deserve as only A part of their Crimes// but of course they want the system/and avarage Clueless people to belive that everything they do is no Crime and Legalized favoring them but not the innocent people/taxpayer who lost their Jobs/lost their homes to be Foreclosed also loose their faiths/values they had in the Past,,, I WOULD SAY THAT PROPERTY SHOULD BE USED TO BE BUILT AS A HELL PRISON WITH THESE LEGALIZED SO CALLED RICH BUT Crook reaches by stealing it from the children/women/men who Had to sucrifice themself lost their houses /jobs and Hopes… That is what Justice is.

  13. Raymond Janisch commented on Oct 15

    Make them into churches, no body would come around.

  14. Raymond Janisch commented on Oct 15

    Make them into churches, no body would come around.

  15. UNICC CM commented on Sep 17

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