The Foreclosure Survival Guide: Keep Your House or Walk Away With Money in Your Pocket

The Foreclosure Survival Guide: Keep Your House or Walk Away With Money in Your Pocket

by Stephen Elias
The Foreclosure Survival Guide: Keep Your House or Walk Away With Money in Your Pocket

The Foreclosure Survival Guide: Keep Your House or Walk Away With Money in Your Pocket

by Stephen Elias

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Overview

Facing foreclosure? You have options.

If you're one of the 2 million Americans who are having trouble making your mortgage payments or are already in jeopardy of foreclosure, this guide will give you the practical information you need, including:

-the ins and outs of foreclosure procedures, with state-by-state information
-how to decide whether or not you should try to keep your house
-using bankruptcy to buy time or save your home
-how to avoid "rescue" scams

This edition of the nation's bestselling book on foreclosure is updated with the latest information on federal legislation to help struggling homeowners and bank-implemented foreclosure-delay programs. Thorough and easy to understand, you will learn all your options including:

- how long you'll likely be able to stay in your house - and save money - if the foreclosure goes ahead
- how to do a short sale or deed in lieu of foreclosure
- how you can get free help negotiating a mortgage modification


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781413316261
Publisher: NOLO
Publication date: 10/02/2011
Edition description: Third Edition
Pages: 303
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Amy Loftsgordon has worked in the area of foreclosure for over ten years. She received a B.A. from the University of Southern California and a law degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. She is licensed to practice law in Colorado. Amy has authored numerous foreclosure articles on Nolo.com.

Table of Contents

Your Foreclosure Companion

1. Foreclosure: The Big Picture

2. Foreclosure Nuts and Bolts

3. Can You Keep Your House? Should You?

4. Negotiating a Workout

5. How Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Can Delay or Stop Foreclosure

6. How Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Can Delay or Stop Foreclosure

7. Fighting Foreclosure in Court

8. If You Decide to Leave Your House

9. How Long Can You Stay in Your House for Free?

10. Resources Beyond the Book

Glossary

Index
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