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I’m sure this is only the beginning of a painful process but I finally received a letter from the city that they would like to acquire my interest in the Hopkins area project.  I have no idea why it took so long but at least I now know for sure that they intend to acquire it.  During my research, I read that I was supposed to receive a certified letter from the city prior to an appraiser contacting me.   I assume an appraisal will be the next item on the agenda.  Just to add to the confusion it appears that the post office either lost the letter, delivered it to the wrong address or something else happened.  The letter was dated back in May but the first delivery notice that I received was today.  The funny thing is that someone was here but the doorbell never rang.  I don’t think that the mailman even bothered getting out of his truck.  Can anyone just do their job? 

I am not sure what’s going to happen from here but I’m hoping that they will compensate me fairly for all the money and effort that I have put into this property not to mention how poorly this situation was handled from the beginning.  In one hand I have a bank that gave me a time limit to complete the rehab.  In another hand the city telling me that I must complete the rehab according to the vacant property violation.  A third hand the corporation representing the city trying to keep me from rehabbing the property.  Meanwhile Im paying monthly a monthly mortgage,  contractors to pay, insurance to pay, etc, etc etc.  What a mess!!  This all could have been avoided before I acquired it but that’s a story for another post.  Is there a such thing as ethics in politics and government?  Maybe in the end they will fix this mess and I can move on.