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A Summary of REO Foreclosures

Samanta Parks — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:26:37 +0000

Real Estate Owned property, or REO as it is referred to in the real estate trade, means a house that a bank, or other real estate lender either has taken, or is about to take, title to through the foreclosure process. The entire foreclosure process is fairly lengthy but as it nears completion, the bank makes provisions for selling the house, usually at a significant discount to market value.

The bank does not want the house, so they will sell it as soon as possible, and thus be able to free up their funds for better uses. The longer they hold the house the more they risk its further deterioration and therefore increased maintenance costs. In addition, property taxes and basic utility costs continue to mount.

REO property can be an attractive real estate investment. This applies equally to the person that is looking for a new home to occupy, or a second home for vacation, as it does to the investor that wishes to purchase a rental property, or to buy one and resell it at a quick profit.

If you are an experienced real estate investor, you no doubt already know how to locate REO’s. However, if you are new to investing in real estate, or are looking for a one-time purchase, you may not know where to find the candidates.

There are many online resources available to you. Some are free, other have a fee attached to their use. Some offer Q&A support (preferred for the first time buyers), while others are pure listing sheets.

If your search is limited to a specific geographical location, you may simply want to contact the banks in the area. They are anxious to sell their REO’s. Since many loans are owned by nationwide lending companies you won’t be exposed to all the possible options, but you may find the one that is a good fit for you.

Similarly, if the location is set, a neighborhood drive through is a good way to find candidates. Generally, a foreclosed home will have that fact noted on the for sale sign. Virtually all newspapers have a real estate section and foreclosures are usually noted there too.

Real estate agents are also a good source for locating suitable REO’s. Some agents, because they are confident about their local real estate knowledge, buy and resell REO’s, while others, on occasion, will even participate in the financing.

Be sure to check the condition of the property before you make an offer. Foreclosed homes have almost always gone through a period of neglect before finally coming on the market. This is not necessarily going to break the deal, but you should be aware of the money, as well as the time, involved in bringing the house back to the appropriate condition.

In summary, a Real Estate Owned (REO) house can be a great deal. However, you must take the time to understand the process before you buy, as it can be a bit more complicated than a straightforward home purchase.

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Ways to Stop the Unpleasant Foreclosed Homes

Samanta Parks — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:55:35 +0000

Foreclosed homes are never a pleasant concept. Depending on the circumstances, there may be no way to avoid the foreclosure process. However, in some cases, there are ways to avoid it and, in every case, it is worth the effort to try.

The best way is either to refinance the house, or to modify the existing mortgage. This means that you need to start early. Don’t wait until you are already behind on payments. After all, you should know well before your lender that you will have financial problems coming up. Definitely don’t wait until foreclosure has already started.

Know that your lender does not want to foreclose. They earn no interest on a foreclosed property and actually incur expenses during the foreclosure process, as well as later to keep the house maintained until it can be resold. The process is costly to the lender and they are likely to listen too any reasonable plan, especially in the following circumstances.

* You have substantial equity in your home.
* If unemployed, you can show that you will be re-employed soon.
* You have a long and good payment history with them.
* Your credit report is normal if not good.

Next, if it appears that you cannot get a mortgage modification, consider selling the house yourself. The benefit is that, even though you will lose your house, you will retain your credit rating. This will make it possible for you to buy again later, when your situation improves. This may be easier said than done in the current housing market. Home prices have dropped and you may be in the position of actually owing more on yours than it can fetch on the current market.

Last, consider bankruptcy. This is a serious matter so you need to give it a great deal of thought and be well informed about the process and the consequences. The regulations vary and you will need a lawyer to assist you.

Be aware that bankruptcy will destroy your credit rating for many years to come. If you can’t refinance or sell your house this may not matter since foreclosure has a similar affect on your credit score. It can also affect the kind of job you can get. Many employers will not hire a recently bankrupted person

There are some advantages to bankruptcy. In some cases, bankruptcy provides for the loan modification that the bank did not want to make. Be very careful here though. If you don’t pay your lender in the first case, you will face foreclosure. If you don’t pay in this case, you have defied a court order.

In most cases, if you are about to lose your home through foreclosure, you likely have other debts as well. Bankruptcy will usually set those aside.

In addition, do you have personal assets, other than the house? If so, after the foreclosure and resale is complete, the foreclosing bank may seek to force you to liquidate your personal assets to satisfy the shortfall between the amount you owe them and the lesser amount they received when they sold the repossessed home.

There are no good points about losing your home through foreclosure. However, if you take action early to understand the process you are more likely to mitigate its effects on your life.

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Renovating a Foreclosed Property

Samanta Parks — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:53:48 +0000

Buying a foreclosed property can be lucrative, but you need to be sure of the condition of the house before you buy it. During the foreclosure process, it is unlikely that the homeowner would have kept up the maintenance. In addition, the property may have been further neglected while it is in the process of being sold. There may even have been vandalism. If you have purchased a foreclosure before, you probably already know this, but if you are new to foreclosed home purchases, read on for some helpful hints about the renovation process.

Occasionally, you can buy and resell a house in “as-is” condition. However, most of the time, you will have to do some work on the house in order to make it saleable.

First, assess the overall condition and structural integrity of the house. Look for major cracks in the walls, out-of-square doors, water damage in the basement and floors that seem to sag. If you see these things, it’s time to get the home inspected by a professional and then hire a contractor to do the needed work. This is not for the average do-it-yourselfer.

The roof is also very expensive to repair but it is essential that it be in good condition before resale. Your prospective buyers will hire appraisers to be sure the roof is solid so you need to plan for the cost of any needed roof repairs when you make your bid.

Next, inspect the wiring and electrical connections. Look for any signs of charring or loose wires. The house should be equipped with a GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) system.

Heating and central air conditioners are expensive to replace. They should be inspected by a professional before you buy. Again, even if they don’t look good, it doesn’t mean the deal is off. Rather, you need to be sure to plan for the replacement cost when making your bid for the home.

Now on to some of the areas that, while not safety related, are none-the-less essential to the resale of the house. The areas that potential buyers look at most critically are the kitchen and the bathrooms. Unfortunately, these are the most expensive to renovate. You can sell a house with old and out of date baths and kitchen but it will take longer. Remember that the time it takes to sell, not just the price, is a factor in the determination of the profitability of the deal.

The windows and doors are among the first thing prospective buyers see. If the windows and doors are in poor condition, or if they are of a very old design, you may need to replace them.

Two areas will almost certainly require attention: Plan on repainting the interior and replacing the carpets.

Do not overlook the light fixtures and ceiling fans. These are not expensive and generally, you can replace them yourself. They add significantly to the overall ambiance.

The matter of the outside of the house and the landscaping is a trickier matter. Beautiful landscaping is conducive to the salability of the property but it is expensive. Also, it usually takes time for the newly planted shrubs and trees to grow and have the desired effect. At the least, be sure that the outside is trimmed and tidy. Just how much more time and money you want to put into the landscaping will vary from site-to-site. If you elect not to paint the house you should at least be sure it is clean.

In summary, it is up to you to understand the condition of the property and to set your offer price accordingly. Sometimes the deal that looks great at first isn’t really so great, if you have overlooked a lot of expensive repair work.

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Are Foreclosures an Omen of Even more Problems?

Samanta Parks — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:48:14 +0000

Despite some reports that suggest the housing crisis may be bottoming out, foreclosures to date just represent the “tip of the iceberg,” according to real estate analysts.

Many experts feel that numbers that indicate the appearance of rising home prices and fewer foreclosure auctions are really just illusions.

Government repayment programs and loan modifications make foreclosure numbers appear lower for the time being, but are actually delaying the inevitable inability or disinclination of homeowners in trouble to hang on to property that has dropped by hundreds of thousands of dollars. This is especially true if the decline in value now means that the homeowner owes more than his house is worth.

Many in the business feel that re-defaults on loan modifications are destroying government efforts to solve the mortgage meltdown.

In all likelihood, mortgage delinquencies will continue at a fast pace because:

- The resets of the Arm loans will cause a larger number of foreclosures than the subprime loans did.
- Resets are part of the problem, but a bigger concern is the owners who owe more on their home than it’s worth (under water).
- Commercial loans and credit card losses will soon add to the problem.”
- Unemployment is also a major factor. We will are likely to fall back into recession by the end of 2010, and the unemployment rate could well reach nearly 20% in 2011.”
- Owners are finding it more and more acceptable not to make their house payments..

Here are some late statistics

More than 1 million U.S. homeowners have lost their homes to foreclosure since the end of 2008, according to data just released by the Irvine-based Realty Trac who keeps tabs on such statistics.

About 20% of those foreclosures occurred in California alone, as reported in figures from MDA DataQuick, another tracker of real estate statistical information.

Realty Trac recently released its latest figures for the total number of REO’s, homes repossessed by banks through the foreclosure process because they didn’t sell for the bank’s minimum price at a foreclosure auction.

Nationwide, there were 918,376 REO’s during 2009. That’s up 6.6% from 2008, when 861,664 U.S. homes were lost in foreclosure.

- In January, there were 87,648 REO’s in the United States. That brings the total number of REO’s that have occurred in the United States since 2008 to 1,006,024.

REO’s are just a portion of the total homes lost to foreclosure, because they don’t include homes sold to third parties at foreclosure sales. If nobody bids on a home, or fails to bid at least to the bank’s minimum acceptable price, then the property reverts back to the lender.

DataQuick statistically tracks the actual number of homes in California that owners lost through foreclosure, and their figures do include those sold to third parties:

- In 2009, 190,360 California homes were lost to foreclosure, representing 20.7% of the U.S. REO total. That’s down 19.4% from 2008, when 236,231 California homes were foreclosed.
- In 2008, foreclosures in California amounted to 27.4% of the U.S. REO total.

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Avoiding Foreclosure – Control Your Finances

Samanta Parks — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:35:05 +0000

There are many reasons why you may about to be in the middle of foreclosure proceedings. Job loss, divorce or sudden medical bills are but a few of them. You may have originally received a very low (and temporary) interest rate on your mortgage, which is now so much higher that you can’t make the payments. Regardless of the cause, it is important to take a matter-of-fact look at the situation, be as knowledgeable as possible and then take action.

In these difficult economic times, you may have to make some changes to your life and financial plans in order to keep from losing your home through foreclosure. The first thing to do is to be aware of your situation. You should know long before your bank does that you will have financial problems coming up. Don’t wait until they begin foreclosure proceedings. It’s generally too late at that point.

Take a long and hard look at your spending patterns. Be realistic. Are there things you can cut back on so that you can make your mortgage payment? It’s possible that the lifestyle change is only temporary, assuming that the cause for your problems will be rectified soon.

Similarly, do you have assets that have some market value? You may not want to part with your expensive watch or jewelry, or trade down you car to a cheaper one, but if it keeps you out of foreclosure, it may well be worth it.

Understand your mortgage and your obligations under it. Read the documents that you signed once again. They are probably long and complicated documents, but go over them anyway. Mortgage and foreclosure laws vary from state-to-state.

Get on the internet to study relevant subjects. There is no shortage of online assistance. In fact, a recent search of the word “foreclosure” yielded almost thirty-nine million hits, and that’s on only one search engine! Not all of it will be useful to be sure, but there will definitely be a lot of pertinent information for you. Become as knowledgeable as you can about the subject.

Then, meet with your lender. Again, this ought to be as early as possible. If you have already missed several payments it is not too late, but it is better if you can start a dialog with a clean payment record. Your lender may have some ideas that will help you, including refinancing or loan modifications, but they will be easier to implement if your payment history still looks good.

The government has recently instituted several programs designed to delay foreclosed homes, hopefully for long enough to resolve any existing financial problems. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is very knowledgeable and has free or low-cost assistance services available. You can easily find them online.

Be very careful of companies that claim to be able to prevent foreclosure. You should stay away from any company that makes this claim. Each case is different and no company can realistically claim in advance that they can prevent foreclosure for you. A reputable company will never claim they will prevent foreclosure. Rather, they will help you understand the process so you can find the solution that’s best for you.

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The Hidden Costs of Foreclosures

Samanta Parks — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:23:47 +0000

Purchasing foreclosed homes can yield great returns. However, there are many potentially hidden costs that you normally don’t worry about when making a traditional real estate purchase. Ignoring these issues can turn a great deal into a loss for the unsuspecting buyer. If you don’t have previous experience with foreclosures, you should take the time to be sure you understand the risks, not just the rewards associated with buying foreclosures. Here are some facts that you should be aware of.

Be sure you have thoroughly researched the value of the property. You need to assess its value in today’s market conditions, not at the price previously paid. In a traditional purchase which includes a mortgage, your lender is not likely to let you pay more than the property appraises for, but a foreclosure sale has no such restrictions.

Similarly, you are responsible for determining the property’s condition. Buying a foreclosure in poor condition is not automatically a mistake. You just need to know how much money will be involved in the renovation. Don’t forget the time factor. While you are renovating the property, you cannot rent it or sell it.

There are a myriad of insurance issues with which you must contend. If you are going to own the property outright and have no mortgage, you don’t really require insurance but it is a good idea.

You need to be certain that you have a clean title. Failure to do so may make it impossible to resell it later. In addition, there may be liens on the property and you would then be liable.

Along the lines of the title, be sure there is a valid certificate of occupancy. If there isn’t one on file with the seller get one from the local government, or failing that make an appointment for them to inspect and issue a new one.

If you plan to rent rather than sell the property be sure that the proper zoning is in effect allowing rentals. Many locales ban rentals completely, while others have minimum time periods required. Check that either the property comes with the needed rental permit, or that it is readily available, and at a fee that you can live with. There may be sales tax to pay on the rental income and it can be steep in some areas.

Be sure the property is not occupied. In some locations, it is very difficult and time consuming to evict people from their “home”, regardless of ownership.

Check with the utility companies for past due amounts. As the new owner, you will be responsible.

The same applies to unpaid taxes. They will be your burden.

Carefully review all documents associated with the purchase. If you are not experienced, it’s a good idea to hire a lawyer to advise you. At the very least, you should consult with a trusted real estate agent.

Buying a foreclosed property is often far more complicated than a making a traditional purchase. You expect extra rewards to come from the transaction so you should plan to have to make an extra effort to earn them.

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Methods to Postpone Mortgage Foreclosure

Samanta Parks — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:59:40 +0000

Mortgage foreclosure is undoubtedly one of the biggest problems facing the population of the United States following the recent economic recession that hit the globe. If you are caught up in this predicament, you are most likely searching for a solution to this complication, either by postponing it or even stopping foreclosure completely.

Thankfully, there are plenty of ways for you to achieve this and save your home as well as your family from ending up on the street! Here are a few methods and steps that you can consider to successfully end this dilemma:

(1)- Stop home foreclosure by trying hard to catch up on those missed payments that created the problem in the first place. Move home mortgage payments to the top of your must payments list each month, and try hard to pay off those missed payments, even if it means not paying for your car or insurance premiums. You will be better off with a place to live than with a car and an insurance policy without a home.

(2)- Never move out of your home no matter what. If you do, you will lose homeowner benefits such as one-time FHA mortgage insurance that you are entitled to. Therefore, stay in your home while you work hard on a solution.

(3)- Use government help-related plans such as President Obama’s Loan Modification Plan or Mortgage Modification Plan to help you refinance your home in order to obtain more affordable terms and rates. Many homeowners have benefitted from these programs.

(4)- Have a hardship letter in hand for your creditors, and explain your current financial difficulties before negotiating with them about delinquent payments or future actions. They might just be open to the idea of re-financing your home and you might end up with a better deal that would help your postpone or even prevent foreclosure. You might also ask for an extension to assist you in catching up with your past-due mortgage payments. A carefully-written hardship letter could possibly be effective here, so make some effort to prepare a good letter.

(5)- Another method to help you postpone foreclosure is to seek assistance from professional debt management organizations. Consultants from these firms can help you analyze your current financial situation and figure out just what kind of a deal will work for you before you actually negotiate with your creditors. In some cases, they will even handle the negotiations for you. With luck, you might be able to save your home and slowly restore your financial stability. However, be sure that company that you deal with is legitimate; there are many scams out there today that you’d be wise to avoid.

Try these tips ideas and possibly postpone or even prevent foreclosure. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain!

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Psychological Effects of Foreclosure

Samanta Parks — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:55:18 +0000

A few years back it was easy to get a home loan. Credit standards were lax, down payments were low or nothing, proof of income was largely ignored and interest rates (at least initially) were favorable. In fact, it was so easy to get a home loan that many people bought houses that they could not afford. As a result, many are facing foreclosure today. This is compounded by the over ten percent unemployment rate, which is causing the foreclosure rate to remain stubbornly high.

The financial ramifications of the rapid rise in the rate of foreclosures, both to the individual and for the society as a whole, has been well documented. There are other, and equally serious, personal and societal costs and consequences as well.

Foreclosure is invariably accompanied by anxiety and stress. Damaged credit, potential homelessness, having to uproot the children from their schools and friends, and embarrassment with peers are just a few of the immediate consequences of foreclosure. This has led to a variety of psychological disorders such as anxiety.

Unchecked, anxiety can lead to depression. There is a feeling of being lost and of hopelessness. Depression can be marked by a tired feeling, both mentally and physically. Self-doubt comes from the feelings of embarrassment and disgrace. The process fuels itself. The very feeling of insecurity leads to an inability to act.

The unemployed cannot seem to get out there are find another job. This of course, only serves to make the situation worse. It becomes a downward spiral. Clinical depression invariably requires professional medical treatment, which ironically is outside the budget for the person that has just lost his home.

Other ailments too have been observed. Among those that have lost their homes through foreclosure, there is an above average tendency towards alcoholism, drug abuse, gambling addiction, eating disorders and other self-destructive conditions. In this environment, divorce is common as is a tendency towards violence. There is a positive correlation between the increase in foreclosures and an attendant increase in domestic abuse cases.

The economic costs are fairly immediate and therefore, well documented. A house is foreclosed upon, eventually it is resold and it is off the statistic books, so to speak. However, the psychological problems take time to develop into conditions that find their way into our statistics. The effects tend to last longer and permeate the fabric of our society.

Yes, loss of the home through foreclosure is tragic. However, there are things that can be done to reduce both the financial and the psychological effects. Take action as early as possible. Your lender does not want to foreclose. If there is any way to forestall the process, they likely will listen. They are experts and may know of government programs that can help you.

In addition, even if you are not successful in staving off foreclosure you are likely to be better prepared for the consequences. You will have more time to make plans for the future. Perhaps more important, the very actions you take early on will help you fight off the feeling of helplessness, which so often leads to anxiety and depression.

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Remodeling a Foreclosed Property

Samanta Parks — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:40:41 +0000

You may be interested in becoming an investor in foreclosed homes. Quite often, there are great values available. However, think about it. If a homeowner is not able to make their payments and will lose their home, they are not very likely to have kept up the condition of the property. You will almost certainly need to do some maintenance work and very likely major renovations as well.

If you have acquired the property at an especially good price, this won’t present a problem, as there will be a lot of room left to do the needed work and still make a profit. The key is to know what needs to be done, how much it will cost and how long it will take. Here are some tips on how to access and proceed with a renovation of a house that you intend to resell rather than to occupy.

It is always better if you are handy and can do the work largely by yourself because labor is an important cost factor. If not, it may not be a deal breaker. You will just have to be sure your planned purchase and resale price allows for the cost of a contractor. You need to know this before buying the property. Do get bids from reliable contractors.

Before you tour the property and offer a price, you should be familiar with the costs of the materials you will need. It’s a good idea to start with a generic renovation supplies list and fill in the price ranges. Then, as you tour the house, check off the items it will need and summarize the rough budget.

The three major areas, ranked by cost to renovate, are usually the kitchen, then the bathrooms and finally the living room. Note that these are also the most important areas, for resale purposed, to have brought up to date.

The cost of new kitchen appliances and cabinets can be substantial. As the wife is usually the major decision maker and this is “her” room, you need to be sure it is clean and modern. Even if you decide not to replace the cabinets, change the knobs and handles.

This is followed closely by the bathrooms. Don’t overlook the value of shiny new faucets. Just like the kitchen cabinets, you will almost certainly need to replace the outdated vanities. Be realistic as you assess the porcelain items. Will it look good to have old and probably the wrong colored porcelain together with new vanities and faucets? The same holds true for the medicine cabinets.

So too with the light fixtures throughout. New, clean and modern looking light fixtures and ceiling fans are not expensive compared to the improvement in the overall ambiance that they offer. This applies to all the rooms. Switch plates and outlets are so cheap that you should not even debate their replacement. Window treatments become faded and dingy over time are likely to need to be replaced as well.

The subject of outdoor improvements, especially landscaping, is trickier. Certainly, you will keep the grass and bushes trimmed and tidy but look carefully at how much you want to put into new landscaping. It’s expensive and really doesn’t show it’s worth right away. It takes a little time for new plantings to grow.

You should, however, look into some simple accents, such as colorful planters or perhaps inexpensive solar driveway lights. A new mailbox and street address number sign are also inexpensive. If you don’t plan to repaint the exterior, at least be sure it is clean and perhaps repaint at least the trim areas.

Also, if the doors and windows are bare, consider adding shutters or other perimeter treatments. Lastly, do not focus solely on the cost of parts and labor, and overlook the timeframe for completion. Until you finish, your money will tied up in the house. How long may be as important as how much.

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Dealing with the Third Wave of Foreclosures

Samanta Parks — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:14:26 +0000

First, there were the residential real estate investors that became over extended because of low interest rates and ridiculously easy credit standards. They bid up the price of houses to levels that were unrealistic. They took on more debt than was prudent. There were many more homes on the market than the “real” demand could use for occupancy. As a result, when the inevitable correction came, they were caught at the top. Many just walked away from their properties because they didn’t really have much in them and there was no immediate recovery in the forecast.

The so-called second wave came from the sub-prime lending practices that put unqualified borrowers into homes that they could not afford. Many of these loans were offered at very low initial interest rates. Later, when the rates reverted to more realistic levels, the borrowers were caught with a payment they could not afford. At the same time, credit standards were tightened and these borrowers could not find another lender that would provide a refinancing package for them. The second wave began in about 2007, and will be a major problem through at least 2011.

Now, are we looking at yet another wave, the so-called third wave? Many experts in the field say yes. The third wave will be possibly the most devastating. This will affect people that have been in their homes longer than the first and second wave, perhaps ten or fifteen years or more and, for the moment at least, have significant equity in their homes.

It will be caused by the appalling rise in the level of unemployment. These are people that paid the appropriate price for their homes and offered an adequate down payment. They had good credit scores and were solidly employed.

Now, either they have lost their job or have seen a reduction in their hours to the point that they can no longer make their mortgage payments in a timely manner. Assuming there is sufficient equity in their homes they are likely to qualify for loan modification programs, and many have done so. However, without an income stream, they will eventually be looking at foreclosure. This is where we are today. There is a large pool of homeowners that are gradually loosing their ability to hold on to their homes.

How long will this last? Will employment figures improve soon enough to save these homeowners? Experts more-or-less agree that the unemployment rate is either at or near its peak. However, few think that there will be significant improvement anytime soon.

Perhaps you are in this third wave. What can you do? Start with a look at a few good points. You have been making payments for a longer time than have the first and second wave borrowers so you are likely to have more credibility with your bank. In addition, you may still have some equity left with which you can leverage into a solution.

If you have not already done so, contact your lender to discuss a loan modification program. Your lender does not want to foreclose and, with the aforementioned credibility, you may be offered a different mortgage plan that will work for you. This is especially true if you believe that you will likely be employed again soon.

You see a lot of advertising about the benefits of bankruptcy. If you are thinking that this process will allow you to get rid of your other creditors while keeping your home, you may need to think again. Laws vary by state and you need to be sure before you consider this serious step. Your credit rating will be ruined for many years.

There are credit counselors and loan modification attorneys that can offer good advice. You need to be very careful since there are many scams out there. Be sure that any outside help you engage has good and verifiable references.

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