While I would not let a busty model influence my condo purchase, this episode appears to illustrate the element of misinformation and hype used in the marketing of real estate presales, and how the media often parrots industry press releases in articles.

Is the woman in question actually a real employee or was she just there as a hired model I don't know. I am going with the hired model theory because that is her actual publicized and very public profession as per the link to her business found in the comments section of the herald article.

As for what Garth printed, I found it a bit amusing rather than demeaning to the 400 calgarians, but not nearly as funny as reading that the woman in question actually is the operator of a for hire order a model business and organizes events such as a 'f**k me' night in her own honour. Does she work as a sales manager for a large developer? Maybe, but I doubt it.

Why do you think it will be cheaper to buy another house and abandon this one? From my perspective a better plan would be to put this house on the market and test it to see what results you get.

In order to put it on the market you will find a way to make the necessary repairs. Once that is done you won't need to sell!

I know it sounds simplistic but you will never achieve your purpose by running from the responsibility of one house to another one. You may want to sell your home and rent for few years until you are up to the task of home ownership.

Being upside down in a real estate purchase is not the end of the world. Just hang in there and make essential repairs. By the way, the banks are not dumb and there is very little that you can hide from them.

You can't buy. Your credit is shot. His approval will not go far, as soon as they know you're unreliable that will be the end of that.

There are no pros to rent to buy.

For one thing, if the original owner defaults on the loan and it is foreclosed upon, you have no recourse.

Second, if the original owner defaults on their insurance and something happens to the house, you have no recourse.

Third, if they are selling the house "rent to own" it is because it is in a bad neighborhood or they are over their head in loan-to-value…therefore CAN'T sell it to a normal buyer…they are looking for a turnip to come along and take it off their hands.

Fourth, these houses often need major repairs, of which you will sink your money into and if for some reason you can't buy the house, you're screwed.

There is no reason to get in on the market. Do the smart thing and put your money in savings. Trust me…a nice house will be available when you're ready.

First, his popularity is not "media contrived." It is very real.

Second, you can't blame the economy on Obama. He's only been in office for five days!

Third, Bush was the one acting like a fascist with his torture, warrantless wiretaps, secrecy and signing statements. Obama has reversed all these.

Fourth, as for the bailouts and stimulus plans, these were started by Bush and backed by both parties in Congress. If they fail (which I think they will), both parties will be to blame. I think they will fail because Bush already ran the debt up to 10 trillion dollars with his pointless war. You can't do massive deficit spending when you are starting out 10 trillion in the hole!