Author: Mohammed Amir
Stopping Home Foreclosure
A Foreclosure Prevention Service
has numerous ways it can help you deal with the foreclosure process. Under
the law, you have a right to remain in the property for a certain period
of time. If you can’t pay the full amount owed without creating a hardship
for your family you need a legal review of your situation, your rights,
and your choices before you agree to anything. Protect yourself and your
family.
Forebearance:
The lender stops or postpones
legal action. Usually granted when homeowner makes satisfactory arrangements
to bring the overdue mortgage payments current.
Loan Modification:
A loan modification seeks
to avoid foreclosure by negotiating with the lender to modify the terms
of the loan. Loan modifications may include adjusting the interest rate,
extending the loan period or adding the delinquent portion and fees back
onto the principal of the loan to be repaid over time.
Mortgage Refinancing:
In most cases, once
foreclosure has started, homeowner has been through several months of late
payments or no payments. These late payments have a devastating effect
on homeowners credit rating. In addition, the new mortgage company will
easily find out about the current foreclosure action. This most often leads
to a denial of the refinance loan application. If homeowner is approved
homeowner can bet it will be at a very high interest rate with higher than
normal closing costs.
Sale Of The Property:
If a homeowner has
been unable to work with a lender, or find another suitable solution in
a timely manner, it is time to seriously consider selling. When time is
of the essence homeowner should consider selling your property to an investor
who offers "a quick closing". Typically, this will be
for less than fair market value, but can be a benefit to homeowner because
it is a quick "as is" sale with no real estate commissions.
"As is" means homeowner would not have to spend any money
doing repairs, or spend time putting the house in perfect shape. By selling
the house "As is" to an investor, homeowner gets a quick
sale - allowing homeowner to instantly stop the foreclosure and salvage
your credit.
Deed In Lieu Of
Foreclosure:
This service is when
homeowner voluntary deed title to homeowner property to the lender. A homeowner
basically gives the house back to the bank. The ordinary effect of the
taking of a Deed in Lieu is to extinguish the lenders deed of trust and
vest the lender with the title subject to all other existing liens and
encumbrances. In effect, the lender becomes the new owner. The lender is
not required to accept the Deed in Lieu and can show his/her refusal by
filing a Notice of Non Acceptance with the County Recorder.
Bankruptcy:
Bankruptcy is not
the best option but does delay the process and place everything on hold
for a while. Bankruptcy should only be an option if homeowner needs to
buy time so homeowner can raise the cash to payoff the entire debt.
Have your rights been violated
in this foreclosure? Keep your home and defend your rights.
Kevin OHara |
