Can’t sell, so owners give bank the homes

Sadly, we’re seeing this more and more, where people Can’t sell, so owners give bank the homes

Desperate families walk away rather than lose them to foreclosure.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Alan and Alyson Wirgau live in a cute ranch on a quiet suburban street next to an award-winning school. There’s a new roof above their heads, a new deck in back and a For Sale By Owner sign in front.

Instead of weighing offers, the family is weighing an option that seemed unthinkable a year ago: If they don’t sell their home soon, they may turn down the heat, load their possessions in a U-Haul and drive away.

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