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Take Action Early
to Avoid Foreclosure
If you received a Notice Of
Default then in most states you still
have a legal 90 days before the bank can
sell your home. In this situation you
still have a chance of getting
refinancing to cover the loan. You
should do this as soon as possible
before the credit agencies log the
Notice and your credit rating drops.
The easiest way to avoid foreclosure
is by starting early. However, if it is
too late for you to do that, there may
still be ways that you can prevent or
delay the bank from taking possession of
your home.
Receiving a foreclosure notice is
certainly not a time to give up. You
should know that only around 5% of
people lose their homes in the
foreclosure process as set out by the
state. Of the rest, around 40% get
refinancing, 20% renegotiate their loan
with the same lender, and 35% file for
bankruptcy.
If you received a Notice Of Default then
in most states you still have a legal 90
days before the bank can sell your home.
In this situation you still have a
chance of getting refinancing to cover
the loan. You should do this as soon as
possible before the credit agencies log
the Notice and your credit rating drops.
If you received a Notice Of Sale, you
will have much less time. This comes 90
days after the Notice Of Default and
gives only 15-30 days until the property
will be sold at the county courthouse.
At this time the lender will be
expecting you to move out and give them
possession of the property.
Declaring bankruptcy can be a way to
delay or even avoid the sale. You will
need to come up with a way to hold on to
your home after the bankruptcy but it
will buy you some time and if you have
other debts, it may be the best option
for you.
In this situation you should see a good
lawyer who specializes in foreclosure,
debt management and the bankruptcy
process. They can advise you on whether
bankruptcy is a good option for you and
how to manage it now and in the future.
Remember that these Notices are public
so you will be vulnerable to scammers at
this time. It is a good rule not to
accept an offer from anybody who
approaches you. Go to companies that you
pick out, instead.
One foreclosure scam that you should be
aware of is where somebody offers to
take over your payments if you let them
move into the house. Never agree to
this. You have no rights in that
situation and once the person has the
keys they can simply rent out your house
for the time that is left until
foreclosure. They probably will not make
a single payment and the bank will get
the house.
You also may still be able to find
financing to buy the house back at the
very last moment, possibly even by
buying it at the auction. However, it is
better to buy it back ahead of the
auction if you possibly can. Then you
can negotiate with the bank directly. At
the auction you may have competition
from realtors and property development
companies who will push the price up
above what you owe.
Remember that you have a good chance and
you should focus on all the
possibilities that are open to you, all
through the process, so that you can
avoid foreclosure like many other
people.
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