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How Do You Save Your Home Once Foreclosure Sale Has Taken Place?

January 26th, 2010

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Your home has been foreclosed on, there is no way to save your home. The important thing is to save your home from foreclosure before the foreclosure is finalized.

You have many rights under the laws of this country to try and save your ownership position on your home but you have to communicate with your lender to find out what they are. Or you may contact a real estate attorney to help you protect your rights under your agreement.

Hector Milla Editor of the “Best Loan Modification Companies” website — http://www.BestLoanModificationCompanies.com — pointed out;

“…Because this issue is foremost in the minds of our leaders in Washington right now, there are a lot of programs to help you stop foreclosure and keep your house. Talk to your lender first to find out what you can do to stop foreclosure…”

You may be able to do a “loan modification” on your mortgage and get the payments down for you. Some lenders also allow you to add the missed payments onto the end of your loan.

You need to find out if you have a “Right of Redemption” in your mortgage that may give you up to a year to straighten your situation out and to get back on track with your payments.

It is by far preferable for you and your future to stop foreclosure and sell your house before the foreclosure is finalized. If you try to sell you house and cannot get enough money to pay off the loan, you may be able to do a “Short Sale” with your lender. This is where your lender agrees to take what they can get and give you a release on your mortgage.

Often times lenders will not consider allowing you to give your house back to them by you deeding it back to them with a “Deed in “Lieu of Foreclosure” unless you have had a terrible hardship. Your hardship has to have been very serious such as death of the larger breadwinner, loss of jobs, a health situation or similar. A natural disaster may count if your county was registered as a Federal Disaster.

If they do allow you to consider giving the house back to them, they will want you to try to sell the house, even if you have to do it on a “short sale” as mentioned above. Contact a Realtor with experience in “Short Sales” as the experience can be grueling.

“…In this situation it is by far better to stop foreclosure in its tracks before it goes to the Sheriff’s Sale. Remember that the “Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease” so really communicate with your lender or your real estate attorney. Right now the Senators and Congress persons are getting a lot of calls about foreclosure so you could call your representatives as well for their suggestions or if you get stuck…” H. Milla added.

Further information about how to get professional assistance with a mortgage loan modification by http://www.BestLoanModificationCompanies.com

Hector Milla runs his corporate website at http://www.OpsRegs.com where you can see all his articles and press releases.

Article Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/mortgage-articles/how-do-you-save-your-home-once-foreclosure-sale-has-taken-place-1786031.html

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How Does A Foreclosure Affect Your Credit?

January 25th, 2010

With today’s economic crisis we are seeing record highs of foreclosures on the market. If you are in this situation there is probably a million questions running through your head.

Probably the most important, and most frequently asked, is how it will affect your credit. Of course a foreclosure on your credit history will be detrimental.

Natalia Osorio Editor of the “Stop Foreclosure Loans” website — http://www.StopForeclosureLoans.org — pointed out;

“…There really is no disclosed number of points that will be docked from your credit score; however an unofficial number has been rumored to be around 260 points. A good credit score is 700 or higher. An average credit score is around 600. Therefore if you’re current credit score is at 650 you can roughly expect your score to drop to around 390. Even if you have an excellent score of 800 your score will be dropped to around 540 which are still considered to be a negative credit score…”

There are two main reasons that we as a country are currently in this housing crisis. The economic crisis was started by borrowers taking out bad loans, and lenders selling the bad loans to the consumers. Most of these loans included arms which is where the payments were low for the first few years. After the first few years the payments would skyrocket. Lenders would sell these loans to consumers by telling them that they would be able to sell their homes or refinance their homes when their payments increased. Other bad loans included variable interest rates. This again would give a good introductory interest rate, and then the interest rate would increase exponentially after the first few years making payments impossible for the home owners.

This started a domino effect which eventually leads us to record breaking unemployment rates. Because there were millions of these types of loans all at the same time it forced many home owners to go into foreclosure. This affected many industries including banking and real estate. It then got difficult for these consumers to afford or finance anything which then hurt other industries such as automotive and furniture.

“…If you are in this situation there are a few things you can do to stop foreclosure. There are many foreclosure assistance companies that can help you go through your bills, consolidate your debts, and negotiate with your mortgage lender to get your monthly payments down to something you can afford. You can also contact your mortgage company immediately and try to work out a loan modification. You should also research options such as short sales, a deed in lieu, or cash for keys…” N. Osorio added.

Further information about how to get professional assistance with a mortgage loan modification by http://www.StopForeclosureLoans.org

Hector Milla runs his corporate website at http://www.OpsRegs.com where you can see all his articles and press releases.

Article Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/mortgage-articles/how-does-a-foreclosure-affect-your-credit-1786824.html

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How Does A Person Go Into Foreclosure?

January 25th, 2010

If you are facing foreclosure there are probably many questions that are racing through your mind. One of the most frequently asked questions are how a person actually enters into foreclosure.

Foreclosures do not start from the first missed payment. There really is no definitive answer as to when foreclosure starts as it is dependent on your state and your mortgage terms. In general most lenders will start foreclosure proceedings after your third missed payment. At this point most mortgage companies will not accept a partial payment; they will only accept payment in full for all of the missed payments plus late fees and any legal fees that may have been assessed.

Natalia Osorio Editor of the “Stop Foreclosure Loans” website — http://www.StopForeclosureLoans.org — pointed out;

“…After foreclosure proceedings start you will be given several notices as to what stage you are in the process. You will also be called daily from your mortgage company. The initial reaction is to ignore the call; however that is the worst thing that you can do. Mortgage companies hate foreclosures and when they call they are probably trying to help you figure out a solution…”

Generally after six months of non-payment they lender will schedule an auction or sheriffs sale. The date of the sale will mark the date of the redemption period. Your redemption period is different from state to state. For example Minnesota has a redemption period of six months. If you do have to go through a foreclosure you should definitely take advantage of the redemption period. During this time you will be able to stay in the house rent free. This will give you time to save money and look for alternate housing. Also if the property is being rented you can still collect rent from your tenants during this period. At the end of the redemption period you will be evicted and any of your belongings that are still in the house will be processed and brought to police storage, which you will have to pay to get out.

“…There are many other options to foreclosure. A foreclosure on your record will damage your credit report and will limit your ability to purchase a home in the future. There are many foreclosure assistance companies that can help through this tough time period. They will help you talk to your mortgage company and go through your finances to help you devise a plan so that you can save your house, and your credit score…” N. Osorio added.

Further information about how to get professional assistance with a mortgage loan modification by http://www.StopForeclosureLoans.org

Hector Milla runs his corporate website at http://www.OpsRegs.com where you can see all his articles and press releases.

Article Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/mortgage-articles/how-does-a-person-go-into-foreclosure-1787106.html

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How Can I Contest Or Postpone Sale In A Foreclosure With A Sale Date Pending?

January 25th, 2010

From the question, what you want to do is stop the foreclosure process even though there is a sale pending on the property. Then what you want to do is keep the property.

First you must cancel the transaction you are in if you can. The buyers may be very disappointed or rather infuriated at you for wanting to keep the property since you both want the house. The best way to get out of the transaction is to offer them some money to back out of their transaction. However if you are presently in foreclosure it is likely that money is the one thing you do not have. You can have your agent simply go to the buyers’ agent and be totally honest about your desires and intentions. You would have to be prepared to be sued for “Failure to perform” since you clearly have a binding agreement.

Natalia Osorio Editor of the “Loan Modification Foreclosure” website — http://www.LoanModificationForeclosures.com — pointed out;

“…Be prepared to hire an attorney because you may have backed yourself into a corner, considering that the purchase agreement is a binding legal agreement. All you can really do is be completely honest about the whole situation and hope and pray they will be gracious and understanding. But don’t count on it; this kind of situation is the stuff of very ugly legal battles…”

Next you must get on the phone with your lender and clue them in to your intentions. Right now there are so many lenders that are trying to bend over backwards to help people keep their homes especially with regard to the way things are happening with the economy and initiatives in Washington to help people keep their homes.

Check with your attorney with regard to your rights under your mortgage. It is likely that you have a “Right of Redemption” under the mortgage where you can mend your history with your lender in order to keep your house. Typically you may have up to a year to correct whatever situation brought you into foreclosure.

You have so many options in this state of the economy. You can request a loan modification or ask that your missed payments be added onto the end of your mortgage. You have to be rather tenacious and fearless so buck up for the process.

“…It is by far better for the lender and for you to keep you out of foreclosure. It costs lenders a terrific amount of money, $30,000 and upwards in legal fees to take you through foreclosure. So anyway you can stop foreclosure is the very best way to deal with this…” N. Osorio added.

None of this is easy but it is possible. Be sure to document your communication with anyone involved in this with you. If you do end up in court, your documentation may save you untold heartache.

Further information about how to get professional assistance with a mortgage loan modification by http://www.LoanModificationForeclosures.com

Hector Milla runs his corporate website at http://www.OpsRegs.com where you can see all his articles and press releases.

Article Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/mortgage-articles/how-can-i-contest-or-postpone-sale-in-a-foreclosure-with-a-sale-date-pending-1779092.html

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How Can I Sell My Home Before Foreclosure?

January 25th, 2010

If you are reading this, then you are probably already aware of the rising rate of foreclosures across the nation. You may even be one of those who are caught between a rock and a hard place regarding your mortgage payments.

You’ll find many helpful sites on the internet offering advice on how to negotiate with the lender, work out some type of payment plan, avoid foreclosing and keep your property. However, all of these suggestions have one thing in common. They presume that the individual has a source of adequate funds. This strikes me as somewhat ironic in that most folks who face foreclosure do so because they have inadequate funds!

Hector Milla Editor of the “Best Mortgage Loan Modification” website — http://www.BestMortgageLoanModification.net — pointed out;

“…Whatever situation has caused this lack of income, the fact is that the property has become unaffordable for them. Once this fact is realized, the financial focus should shift from how to retain ownership of the unaffordable asset to how to maintain a credit score until life circumstances change for the better. It is well known that foreclosure proceedings will devastate a good credit rating and once these proceedings take place, there will be no funds and no credit. Better to at least hang on to good credit by selling the property before a foreclosure takes place…”

There may be offers to purchase the property at greatly reduced price once it is in pre foreclosure. Better to be proactive and list the house on the market. You will most likely take a significant loss in order to sell quickly, but at least you will have a better chance of getting a market value offer, and just listing the house may forestall proceedings by the lender. Sadly, you will loose your home, but will be able to reestablish a more affordable home with good credit.

There is one alternative to selling to a third party. Some lenders will consider taking deed in lieu of debt. This means that the title to the property will revert back to the lender in exchange for forgiveness of the debt if the value of the property is deemed sufficient to cover the debt. In a way, this is like selling the property back to the lender. However, if the debt amounts to more than the property is worth, beware!

“…The lender may sue for the difference of the value amount, or report that amount to the IRS as taxable income for the owner. Credit scores may also be hurt by this arrangement. This should be a last resort strategy to use only when you just can’t find any buyers. Remember, the sooner a house is listed, the better the chance of a satisfactory sale and of a new beginning…” H. Milla added.

Further information about how to get professional assistance with a mortgage loan modification by visiting; http://www.BestMortgageLoanModification.net

Hector Milla runs his corporate website at http://www.OpsRegs.com where you can see all his articles and press releases.

Article Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/mortgage-articles/how-can-i-sell-my-home-before-foreclosure-1779292.html

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