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Foreclosure Consequences. How will this impact your ability to purchase a home in the future?

Many consumers do not consider this until it is too late and they are trying to negotiate with a second chance mortgage company to pay huge interest rates and attempt at securing a mortgage.

Many of them just walk away.

Walking away from property is the worse action any homeowner can take.
Abandonment, allows the lender to foreclose upon the property.


What are the consequences of foreclosure?

1. Homeowner loses home and all the money invested in it.

2. Foreclosure becomes a public record.

3. It is reported to credit reporting agencies and it stays up to seven years in your credit file.
Credit Consequences

Consider the awful impact that can have when you are applying for your next mortgage. It can be quite difficult to find a second chance mortgage that will actually fit into your budget.
Foreclosure in a credit report certainly has an impact when applying for a credit. Application may be declined. Also inability to rent an apartment and in many cases qualifying for employment.

4. In some states, you can be held liable for any loss the lender experiences in selling the home. If a lender loses money from the sale of a foreclosed home, short sale, deed in lieu or any other settlements, it must report the loss to the IRS. At the same time lender’s loss is reported as a homeowner income and he must pay taxes.

5. In many states where deficiency judgment is allowed, lender can sue homeowner for the loss of funds.

Instead of dealing with foreclosure consequences there are a few options that you can and should consider.

1. Talk to Us. Foreclosure Prevention, Loss Mitigation Company.

By representing you and negotiating on your behalf with the lender; using government and non-government programs and regulations, and other proprietary techniques we resolve the delinquency and keep you in the existing mortgage and home.

2. Look into Mortgage Refinancing.

If this is an option for you, lower payments could be a possibility, which would make the payments more affordable. This option is extremely viable if you are not very far into the foreclosure process, and your interest rate is currently high. Talk to a home mortgage lender to see if there are any great refinancing programs that you qualify for.

Remember, what we said about FICO score in a mortgage refinancing section?

3. Sale Quick Your Property.

Whenever you are located we can help you accomplish that. You can read about one of many cases we have on a daily basis at Foreclosure of Mortgage Stopped by Sale.

4. Short Sale or Deed in Lieu.

Certainly, Short Sale is much better than Foreclosure when it comes to your credit. Do not forget, many states allow Deficiency Judgment. This is not an issue in case of Deed in Lieu.

Foreclosure is a problem for many, with some careful planning it is possible to save your credit, and even possibly your home. However, you must be proactive in finding a solution or it will not be effective fast enough to help. Remember the foreclosure consequences and do your best to find a suitable solution.