THIS ARTICLE IS GOOD BUT READ
HOW TO REFINANCE AN UPSIDE DOWN MORTGAGE
* Look for the FREE REPORT at the bottom
Read the Part II – I list more options for people facing foreclosure. THIS LINK WILL SHOW YOU FINANCING OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE FACING FORECLOSURE
It is a very interesting time in a person’s life when they come to a financial cross road!
There is always that point of “pay the mortgage or eat!”
With the ever changing economic environment and the constantly fluctuating real estate market it is quite possible you found yourself between a rock and a hard spot, financially. With the threat of loosing your home to foreclosure and the embarrassment of the situation you often feel the need to hide.
Sure you need to be concerned but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. It is a no brain-er, eating is always more important than the mortgage payment. You can’t tell your kids that, “no food this month, I had to make my mortgage payment!” But at some point you need to face the music, tighten the financial belt and make some pretty tough decisions.
Cuts in the family budget need to be made but where to start is the question. Some are obvious but others are not quite as obvious. Here is a short list:
- Eating out for any meal is always more expensive than cooking or making your own food. (obvious) Start by taking your lunch to work and staying home to eat.
- Consolidate your high interest credit cards to you low interest credit cards to reduce your monthly payments. (not so obvious) Start with the department stores they are typically the highest.
- Look for any fees that you pay monthly that could be reduced to increase monthly income. Start with your bank accounts, cell phone bills, phone bills, gym memberships, or subscriptions. (not so obvious)
- Call you creditors and ask for a decrease in interest rate because other credit card companies are offering lower rates. (not so obvious)
- Find your other large monthly expenses and look to make changes to those. This may even require selling your car for a while giving you time to get caught up. You can always rent a car when you need one and Enterprise will pick you up. (obvious)
If you have made every possible cut to the finances you feel is necessary you need to take it to the next level. Your home is taking advantage of you and you need to get out or you need to refinance.
A refinance can create some breathing room giving you a chance to not only get caught up but it could possibly make a majority of your problems go away. Wait there is a catch, you still have a mortgage payment so your finances need to be put back in order with your refinance and not have it set you back with an even higher payment than before.
I have also heard the argument that “my current loan is too good and if I refinance I will lose my great 30 year fixed rate I got back in 2003.” Yes rates are higher, BUT YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE YOUR HOUSE TO FORECLOSURE!!! WAKE UP!!!! This is just a way to justify things but in reality you need to make changes.
Last argument, “My house isn’t worth what I owe on it! I’m upside down NOW WHAT?” A great article on a short sale. If you fall into this category you really shouldn’t go it alone. I am more than willing to offer my advice on the subject and more times than not I will be able to negotiate an even lower payoff than you may have on your own but there are rules you need to follow.
You can find out more about those rules in my FREE REPORT!
“Refinancing SECRETS for an Upside Down Loan that Banks Don’t Want You To Know because it will Cost them THOUSANDS of Dollars!”
JUST SEND ME AN EMAIL with “Refi Secrets for Upside Down Loans!” as the subject to Brent@brentlane.net
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Email me at Brent@brentlane.net and I will help in any way I can. If you want to keep the house you need to make changes somewhere and my short list is only the beginning. If you just want to move out and move on then we need to talk about a short sale or straight sale of your property. If I am in your corner, you will have the best chance at making it out, making the best choices possible and do it in a very timely fashion (2 weeks).
Great article Brent! Thanks for the link to my blog and I wanted to take a minute to follow up with a few key details for some of your readers.
If you, or someone you know is facing foreclosure, there are many options to help avoid and prevent it. I have seen many homes foreclose because the owner put their house on the market with a Realtor, but couldn’t make the payments and the house couldn’t sell fast enough. Especially if you are in a down market like California!
So you might want to consider talking with a Real Estate Investor or someone that understands the perspective like Brent Lane on this blog. Investors are usually “solutions oriented” vs. “transaction oriented” so they will help you come up with many solutions. Here are a few examples:
An investor might be willing to take over the payments on your house via a “subject-to purchase” where you keep your existing mortgage and the investor makes the payments on it. The investor might be able to catch you up and this prevents any further late payments and helps your credit from getting any worse. You would be surprised how many investors are willing to do this.
Another solution is a short sale, where an investor can negotiate with the bank for a discounted price and then buy the entire house outright with the intent of being able to sell it down the road for a better price. This would help you because a short sale is much better than a foreclosure on you record and you can bounce back from a short sale much much faster. The bank won’t always accept these offers but in today’s market, the bank would rather negotiate than foreclose on your house!
So my point is this. Get Creative! Work with a real estate investor(s) to get solutions and creative ideas. We have been able to help several people out of a difficult situation by creating win-win scenarios for all of us. Hopefully this comment has given you a glimmer of hope if you are facing foreclosure…
Chris Record
http://www.myspace.com/chrisrecord
Comment by Chris Record — September 26, 2006 @ 11:30 pm |
hi my name is Brenda and im in forclosure the are going to take my home dec 1th what can i do my credit is bad its no 500
Comment by Brenda — November 9, 2006 @ 2:06 pm |
Just dropping in to let you know you have an interesting site. I hope you’ll continue to work on it. Wishing you all the best.
Comment by car insurance washington dc — July 25, 2007 @ 12:26 am |
please we need help our home is going to foreclosure,we bought this house on 8/06 and is too much for us we was paying 5600 a month and we coulnt continuing paying it.the house is listed with a real state agency for more than 5 month and they havent done anything yet and they are not that helpful we need you help or a least refer us to a company that can help us.my exhusband doesnt speak english,he only speak spanish can you please call him and talk to him because he is the only one in the papers .He’s name is LUIS PADILLA ,tel # 212-518-7846.please have to be spanish speaking rep and iam his exwife my name is GLENNY ROJAS.THANK YOU IN ADVANCED FOR YOU COOPERATION
Comment by luis padilla — August 14, 2007 @ 4:32 pm |
Great post and info. on house foreclosure. With so many people being “house-poor” the smallest hick-up can throw an owner sideways. So glad that you commented on frugal ways and decreasing credit card debt.
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Comment by Di — August 24, 2007 @ 1:17 am |
If my house goes into foreclosure, do I have to keep paying on it or is the foreclosure the end of it.
Comment by joanne — August 29, 2007 @ 2:50 pm |
HI my name is Erika My husband bought some property in Az. in 2006. We had renters in there in till the end of Aug. They did not pay rent and they damaged the hardwood floors there is about $13.000.00 in damages that the insurance is going to pay for. The house has been empty for about a month and half. I have not been able to pay the mortgage. We bought the house for about 330.000.00 and have a second on the home for 80.000.00. I am just able to pay my current mortgage in my own home. what am I looking at? can they come after my current home I live in California. We are financially strapped right now and i have cut back a lot in our spending I am being very frugal. Is there any hope? In February I will have more income coming in but not in till then. What can I do?
Comment by Erika Edwards — October 17, 2007 @ 6:04 am |
Hi,
I am in foreclosure and my mother helped me get my house. Her name is on the mortgage. She owns her own house and they are threatening to take her house because the one I have is in foreclosure. Can they do that?
Please help me.
Comment by Lynette — December 5, 2007 @ 4:06 pm |
Hi,
I took out an ARM loan when I bought an investment property. Two years later, the interest increased and it’s going to increase again in 2 months. I need help, I will not be able to pay such a high mortgage. I tried contacting the company but it seems like they cannot re-negotiate the loan since they are only servicing the loan. Refinancing was my other option but the value has decreased and now I don’t have enough equity. I would love to sell the property but nobody is buying anything! How can I get rid of this property without affecting my credit?
Thank you,
Comment by Claudia — February 2, 2008 @ 7:24 pm |
Thanks Claudia! You prompted my latest Blog Post! Find that Professional and you will be just fine!
http://brentlane.wordpress.com/2008/02/02/short-selling-your-home-that-while-facing-this-difficult-real-estate-market/
Comment by brentlane — February 2, 2008 @ 8:21 pm |
Great read. I think I’ll subscribe to this as it has some good info! Thanks. I do apppreciate the blog
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