a businesswoman saves a homeowner from foreclosure

this article is a breath of fresh air to me, compared to the horriffic and sad stories that usually populate our media and news stories each day.



Mrs. Marilyn Mocklin is a heroic woman for doing an act of kindness that is often unheard of in this day in age. For many people, this is a rare act of kindness; but to Mrs. Mocklin, it's only natural to do good for a fellow person in need, including buying a house for a total stranger.



She bought a foreclosed home at an auction for $30,000.00 and gave it back to the original homeowner, offering a payment plan to be arranged between Mocklin and the original homeowner, Tracy Pottsboro, until the outstanding debt on the house has been resolved. The house was up for auction, and Tracy was sure that she was never going to see her home again. There was emotional attachment to this property that was now on the auctioning block. Tracy says that she attended the auction as a way of closure, to say goodbye to a home that really meant a lot to her and family. When Tracy was crying over the loss of her house, Mrs. Mocklin noticed this and simply asked her, "is it worth it?" And naturally, Tracy replied, "Yes," [the house is worth it]. That was enough for Mocklin to bid on the house until she finally won out of all the other bidders in the auction process.



When i first read this story, i was so pleased and shocked at the same time. To be honest, i know that many of us do nice things for others from time to time, but this act of kindness really stunned me. Needless to say, Mrs. Mocklin didn't have to do what she did to assist Tracy with her foreclosure crisis. But she did it anyway, and there's someone who can say that she was saved from this foreclosure epidemic that has hit so many Americans already. Because of a perfect stranger's kind heart, Pottsboro can still call her house a home!!!!

Link: http://video.aol.com/video-detail/foreclosure-angel-stranger-buys-foreclosed-house-at-auction-and-gave-it-back-to-owner/3234154403/?icid=VIDURVHOV12

Link: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/SmartHome/story?id=6118522







Sources: ABC News and http://www.aol.com/