Loan modification, foreclosure defense, short sales and other strategies for the burdened homeowner

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USA Loan Modification Tips: How To Gain A Negotiating Edge Over Your Lender

USA – Thinking about a loan modification. If you can afford to, then order an appraisal. Or, do your own appraisal. Click here to discover how other sellers successfully did a short sale and avoided foreclosure. Ask your realtor “Hey, what are houses in my area selling for?” I’ve seen people who bought a house… Continue Reading

A Ninth Common USA Short Sale Myth: A Deed In Lieu is not a foreclosure and therefore does not harm my credit like a foreclosure would

USA – A Deed-In-Lieu is often called a “friendly foreclosure.” A Deed-In-Lieu is basically the foreclosure equivalent of a plea bargain. The biggest beneficiary of a Deed-In-Lieu is the bank. They get a faster, easier foreclosure. But, what do you, the homeowner, get? Click here to discover how other sellers successfully did a short sale… Continue Reading

When A Bank Should Approve A USA Short Sale Offer

USA – A bank should approve a short sale when it makes the best financial sense to do so. Here is a little known fact. About 80% of all loans are not owned by the bank handling them. That means that someone else is going to lose money if your bank rejects the short sale…. Continue Reading

USA Short Sale Question: Do Lenders Always Agree To Loan Modification Requests?

USA – Unfortunately, lenders do not always agree to loan modifications. That’s why when you decide to explore this option you need to get all the information you can on the subject. Lenders call the loan modification process “Loss Mitigation.” Loss mitigation is the act of lessening the lender’s losses whether they approve a loan… Continue Reading

Short sale… Gods gift? or curse?

Is a short sale right for you? Today will be a little shorter than yesterday, and I’m not going over so many options. I’m just going to cover pluses and minuses of doing a short sale.