Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Check your local newspaper for notices about local foreclosures. Search websites that compile auction listings for foreclosures or tax liens. Contact a real estate agent who handles real estate owned (REO) properties. Watch for an auction listing that interests you.

Answer: Banks are required to publish information about foreclosures in the local newspaper. This will include details about the property, when and where the property will be auctioned, and how much money the winning bidder will need to pay on the day of the auction. However, these listings won't tell you the square footage or other interior details of the home. You can search the address of the home to find out more information, but this is not always available. Scrolling through an auction website can be the most convenient way to learn about upcoming auctions. In addition to local websites, you can check national websites that have auction information from around the country, including where you live. Here are the most popular sites for home auctions: Fannie Mae hosts this site: https://www.homepath.com/ The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development operates this site: https://www.hudhomestore.com/Home/Index.aspx The FDIC maintains this site: https://www.fdic.gov/buying/owned/ Homes that are going to auction are called REO properties, and some real estate agents specialize in helping buyers purchase these properties. They can provide you with a list of available properties in your area and may be able to take you on a walk-through of the property. They'll also walk you through the auction process and paperwork involved in buying a home at auction. Your real estate agent will add their fee to the cost of purchasing your property if you buy a home. A real estate agent can also help you find upcoming estate auctions. Check the listings often, as new properties will come up for auction. Read each listing to find a property that might work for you. Then, you'll want to research that property before entering a bid. Take your time when looking for a property. Homes sold at auction will be as-is, so you'll be responsible for fixing any damage to the property.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Sprinkle baking soda inside your jacket. Place your jacket in an area it will remain undisturbed. Allow your jacket to sit overnight. Vacuum away the baking soda. Smell your jacket.

Answer: Baking soda absorbs and neutralizes smells without damaging the fabric. Use a liberal amount of baking soda so that most of the inner lining makes contact with it. Don't forget to put baking soda inside the sleeves. Choose an area away from pets and children, such as the center of a table. Lay out your jacket flat so that the baking soda stays in place. Pets and children can become ill if they find and ingest the baking soda. The baking soda needs time to absorb the smell, so leave it undisturbed for at least 8 hours. Use a small nozzle attachment or a hand held vacuum to remove the baking soda from the jacket, including inside the sleeves. Shake it out and repeat if you see any baking soda fall from the jacket. The bad smell should be gone from your jacket lining. Repeat the process if the smell remains.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Excuse yourself from the conversation. Call for help. Set boundaries. Be vague.

Answer: Let the chatterbox know that you are busy and have work to do. While this should seem obvious to most people in a work environment, people who are constantly interrupting tend to be attention seekers and procrastinators. You will need to spell it out to the person that you are not available for a chat. Explain that you are preparing for an important meeting, waiting for a phone call or under deadline pressure. It may help to specify a time by saying, "I have to get this memo out by 10:00, let's catch up another time." If necessary, pick up the phone and start dialing. If your talkative co-worker attempts to start or continue a conversation, hold up your hand or point to the phone to make it clear that you are making an important call. When you feel discomfort, resentment, or guilt about something, it is a clear sign that it is time to set or enforce personal boundaries. There are only so many hours in the workday, and in order to be successful in your career and complete your work, you will need to be assertive in saying no to unnecessary interruptions. Set aside pleasantries, but make sure that you behave professionally. Do not encourage chatter by asking questions or showing interest in what the talkative individual is saying. Saying no to pushy and aggressive people can be difficult if you tend to be a people pleaser. Start by practicing setting boundaries with your friends and family, and you will gradually become more comfortable drawing a line in the sand with your coworkers. You can avoid a long, unwanted conversation with someone by being noncommittal and uninteresting. Don't ask too many questions, and keep your responses short. Answer all work-related questions quickly, doing your best to stick to the topic.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Read a book Read someone else's blog. Talk to the people around you. Study Search the internet for tutorials or watch funny videos online.

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. This should be your go-to when you have time to kill. Being well-read is a quality that will pay off multiple times daily. If you have an oncoming wait during your day, bring a magazine or paperback book along with you and catch up on this often ignored hobby. Yeah, yeah, your Kindle counts, too, but you stare at a screen so much already -- why not rep it old school and bring something that smells like the libraries of yore? Okay, some people just don't have the book-reading mentality. Others didn't know they'd be stuck in this time-limbo and didn't think to bring a book with them. If either is your case, hop online (like you just did! Yay!) and read someone else's blog. Odds are you'll either laugh, cry, or get to mock them in your head extensively. Win, win, win. If you're unsure of where to find a good blog, you have no excuse. Huge publications like Time Magazine release a list of the year's best blogs annually. There are even blog awards (they're called the Bloggies)! There's a whole world out there you're probably missing! Huh, talk about a crazy idea, right? So archaic and mundane. Remember the last time you went to a Starbucks and actually talked to someone, apart from muttering "I need coffee and stat" to the hipster-looking barista? After wondering how she justified that employment choice to her hipster friends, you sat down and spent three hours sifting through your gmail. So don't do that. The people around you are much more interesting than those angry birds of yours. This might get awkward, especially if you don't do it right. And unless you're British, a quick, "Wow, sure is hot out," might just result in a few askance looks. However, awkward never killed anyone. If you're lucky enough to find someone not staring at their phone, give 'er a try. Especially if they're cute! ! Imagine that. You didn't come to this webpage for so-obvious-they're-not-obvious ideas, did you? But this doesn't mean studying as whipping out that textbook from 2005 you never actually opened in class but the bookstore wouldn't take back anyway, this means something much more interesting -- the Internet. Sites like Memrise, Academic Earth, Coursera and Khan Academy make studying and learning awesome. Pick a topic, there's something there to learn. With videos and graphics, even the most ADD minds will be contented. You're on wikiHow already, aren't you? Might as well find out how to fake having a boyfriend or how to combine fruit and mayonnaise in a good way. Think of all the things you don't know how to do! And then do them. On wikiHow there is a 'Random Article' option for if you don't know what to look at. YouTube is good too, but you might get sidetracked with Miley Cyrus videos and that's just risky. Stick to VideoJug or HowCast to avoid the temptation.