I recently was served with notice of a foreclosure on my property, which I share as co-tenant with my father, a realtor. A while back, he had taken out a loan for 10,000 to invest in his realtor business. Of course I also had to sign the loan agreement, which he later refinanced in his name only. It was one of those "home equity lines of credit." Long story short, he eventually took out 5,000 without my knowledge – instead of the agreed upon ,000 – and hasn’t made any payments in over a year! He wasn’t even on the property originally to begin with, I added him so he could take out the loan. This is incredible! I feel completely betrayed. Do I have any recourse? Is he liable for this? He doesn’t live with me, so he could care less if the house is foreclosed. I am at a loss for words…

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