Foreclosure-What It Really Means and How to Avoid It!

by admin on December 7, 2009

Atlanta short sales

Atlanta short sales

9 Ways to Avoid Foreclosure

In today’s economy, many people are finding it hard to make their mortgage payments on their Atlanta home.

Here are 9 ways that might help you and what each means.

1. Reinstatement- Bring the loan current  with all past due payments made.

2. Forebearance-Temporary repayment plan

3. Refinance-New loan that will reduce your monthly payments

4. Loan Modification-Modify the original terms of the loan

5. Sell the property-You would use your equity to pay off the balance of the loan.

6.Rent the property-Must keep the loan current in order to do this.

7. Short Sale-Negotiate with the bank to accept a sale under the current amount you owe on the loan

8. Deed in lieu of foreclosure-”friendly foreclosure” you give the home back to the bank

9. Bankruptcy-Will stall foreclosure but no prevent it.

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