I don't know what's more frustrating, the initial punch to the gut of being defrauded or the lack of follow-up by my community, especially the people in power. You go to the people that are supposed to fight for you and they screw you, too.

It would have been much easier for me to board up that house and walk away and file bankruptcy. But I am keeping hold of that property until I've turned over every stone.

It never happened. Every family I talked to said they had never, ever been contacted by Metro to come in.

I'm going to be spending money to keep someone on the property so I don't have to foreclose.