Emergency Support (Mortgage & Bills)for my sma

I didn’t want to bother you or ask what I’m about to ask family, friends, or neighbors. As some of you know I was laid off several months back by what I thought was a friend to only back stab in the back without warning coming off a 9 day $13,000 dollar vacation. The vacation was planned months before. On my 2nd day back I got called to HR only to be laid off. It was totally unexpected and it was a total shock that was not very well planned for. As I invested so much to the company that changed my life and provided for my family. I get business as I been working in leadership in the Oil & Gas field for over 15 years including 12 years in leadership roles. I did my job to the standard most would. I created so many changes including driving a continuous improvement project that saved the company $250,000 per year off my idea with a lot of players to support besides my reporting manger / “Friend”. It wasn’t business it was personal I quickly learned. The manager I reported too gave me no warning as a man that doesn’t have to because I been on the other side doing layoffs it’s not an easy thing to do. Keep in mind though this I a guy that I was invited to his daughters birthday as we was invited to my sons birthday. He’s a guy I played golf with and we were guys that shared stories with each other most wouldn’t. So warning knowing on I was going on expensive vacation I think was warranted if it was business. Shortly after that project got approved and I was back from vacation to get laid off several of my employees that reported to me quit shortly after. I was still in shock and was struggling to understand but not one the call my way by my the manager / “Friend” to check on me still after 8 months now. That’s why it was personal. So life moves on! Im asking from a GoFund Me page tmfor existence in helping me friends and family in mortgage and bills in order to now sell my house. I have a past background from over 15 years back that has tremendously thrown roadblocks on me to try to gain employment. The roadblocks are something Jobs frown on in paticular higher paid salary jobs. They were mistakes when I was younger that I completed probation with early dismissal. There not anything just out of the horrific but there were mistakes that I learned a valuable lesson from. Now over 9 years sober I ask all of you a big favor Family friends, and neighbors that I haven’t never asked never before in my life. Please understand that I am completely ashamed of asking for help. Unfortunately we have put our home up for sale as some you know and I still live behind my past that I deeply regret even more so now that I ever have before. I been told NO to so many jobs and I figured I would obtain a CDL to create a second opportunity for myself since there was a lot greater chance to gain employment making around the same amount money i was. In order for me and my small family not to loose what we have. I was able to finally obtain my CDL’s but at a price. I didn’t know when they said it was a 4 week class it had stretched into over a 4 month class with each stage completed there was a waiting period to go to the next.  The day I obtained my CDL’s I got a job offer finally that was promising because I knew the Director he was one of my my old managers and knew what I am, what I can do, my lean manufacturing background knowledge in what I offered and also  knew about my old past. He told he wasn’t to worried about the past issues with this being a new company. He could get me in. I did all the paperwork work including a W2, insurance information, drug screen, and the background check we were 2 weeks in the process with a start date being in 3 short days they notified me that they couldn’t move forward with the hire because of my background 10 days after the initial background results come back. They did a 7 year background check for some reason 2 charges showed up from 15 and 16 years ago. I know I messed up and man I do ever regret it. At the time I didn’t even have a concept of what I was doing and what this would do to my future in holding me back from. I was an immature kid without a clue. Now raising kids, to my first house, to now being laid off I been tested the unthinkable! All by my own doing from years ago. I am ashamed of it of course but I am even more ashamed that my kids have to be affected by it.

      I’m asking of you all for to help me pay some bills we are behind on and help to pay one mortgage payment to extend our mortgage until 5/7 for closing to help save and gain the profits off the house to start over. To start one hell of a story of a major comeback I know. I never lost my faith, nor sobriety of drugs and alcohol, and have been tested to no end this time. It’s been rough and mind challenging to say the least. The hardest of it all was trying to not make my Family worry about me. My wife and kids that I support in my household and especially the woman who raised me. As she’s not in good condition for me to cause worry. That to me was the most heartbreaking. 

        Now the reason why it’s like this in the first place. We went under contract as I held out in hopes of employment to very last minute trying not to loose it before I put the house up for sale. When we went under contract the guy who was buying the house notified us 12 hours before closing he needed extension. Keep in mind we were almost completely moved out with a $325 storage fee for all of our units and belongings. Also, I spent $650 on the roof to get fixed that what the inspector found and he wanted done to move forward. We actually had to move stuff back in when we granted the extension but then he violated the contract was just trying to push stuff back so my realtor voided the contract. There was earnest money put up for $2500 that is mine but he want sign it over in which is violating the contract again. Now I am owed up to three times that amount now but I got to take him to small claims court to represent myself in a clear cut win or hire a lawyer for $1200. IIn which I can’t afford right now. I spoke to a real estate lawyer and my realtor they both assured me it’s a done deal soon as I can get it to court which can take months. So we move on until that day. We went under a second contract days later. When they did there inspection the inspector found a water leak that had to of just happened. Bad luck because the potential buyer was a first time home buyer and she was scared of potential damage not even really knowing and she backed out. I got the water leaked fixed that was a cost of $450 with me doing half the work to save on the cost and it caused no damage the house. Now we are under a 3rd contract but luckily it being the best of all of the offers only 4,000 off the asking price. So to honestly say it’s been chaos with a ton of stress and emotions trying to keep my family supported with a roof over there head and not cause fear or worry for my wife and kids. Now the house I have is under a forbearance plan and they know my intentions are to sell but they thought as we thought the closing date was going to be the 29th of March. I now have to pay a full month’s mortgage payment to essentially buy myself another 30 days to get to closing. If I don’t do that by the 15th of April my house will go into foreclosure with any profits I had invested gone, and nothing to hold onto for a rebound for my kids and wife. I got 4 days to find an answer. I do have a job offer now on the table with my CDL’s making way more than what I was making before. I just have to get two endorsements Hazmat and Tankers endorsements in which I took the tanker endorsement today and passed. The Hazmat is little bit more of a process to get, harder, longer, and the test is longer too. Soon as I get that I will be back doing what I find joy out of supporting my small family, living life around my kids, and just working hard to being normal guy. Running our party rental business making and loving the kids smiling faces.

I NEED HELP MY FAMILY, FRIENDS, and NEIGHBORS!TO HAVE SOME SORT OF FOUNDATION TO HOLD ON TO IN ORDER TO OVER COME! Through GOD this story has just began a major comeback to be better in everything but most importantly be that DAD, that example for my kids, and husband to my wife. 

Thank you for your time and please keep me and my family in your prayers!

Jake Norwood