here is PDF of Odell (SBV)-Bob Perry real estate deed!!

[ima_sinnic]

I just read the thread on Latest Breaking News re
"Odell said he had met with Republican strategist Merrie Spaeth, a public relations consultant to his group, and once bought a home from Bob Perry, a large Republican donor from Texas and close associate of Karl Rove, the president's chief political adviser.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1896&e=5&u=/nm/campaign_kerry_dc
(thread about it: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x769246
)

googling "fort bend county" "public records" led here:

http://ccweb.co.fort-bend.tx.us/imgcache/opr9633476-1-3.pdf

The transaction appears legitimate, at $136,000, for a lot in a subdivision in May 1996.

Note that the mortgage has been "paid in full" by December 2002:

http://ccweb.co.fort-bend.tx.us/imgcache/opr2003001358-1-1.pdf

List of all public records in their database for Odell, Van:
http://ccweb.co.fort-bend.tx.us/results.asp


on edit: I see no mention of a home, just the lot. yet there is a picture of a pretty grand house linked in the LBN thread:
http://www.jewel-garden.com/odellhouse1.bmp

[A_Possum]

1. could have just refinanced

lots of that going around lately.

[ima_sinnic]

2. yes, I thought of that but there is no record of any other mtg transaction

If he had refinanced that would have a record, wouldn't it?

[ima_sinnic]

3. kicking because of the interest that was expressed in LBN

--hoping someone who knows more about these things than I can clarify why no mention made of home, only of lot.

[cam75219]

4. I don't know.....

If it was paid off closer in time to now I would be suspicious. All these guys are getting close to retirement age, and a lot of people pay off the mortgage if they have cash saved to reduce monthly bills.