Saturday, October 24, 2009

Short Sale Homes

By Max Buchanan

If your house has been on the market for awhile without any reasonable offers and you are struggling to make the payments, or if your property value has decreased sharply you may find yourself headed for financial ruin. You need to get information about short sale houses before your house goes in to foreclosure.

A short sale house is basically a home that was on its way into foreclosure. The homeowners were struggling to make their mortgage payments and the home could not be sold for a price that exceeded their mortgage debt.

A number of short sale houses have seen drastic decreases in their value due to the housing market slump. The owners of the houses took out large loans with minimal down payments. The monthly payments that they made for the first few years went towards interest only. When these homeowners began struggling with their payments they were surprised to find out that they would be unable to sell their home for what they owed on it.

Short sale houses would undoubtedly end up as foreclosures if the owners did not get a short sale deal. Make sure that you hire an experienced attorney to negotiate your short sale house deal with the mortgage company.

When it comes to a short sale house, you must be quick to the draw. You will only have a small window of time before foreclosure proceedings begin to negotiate with your lending company.

If you want to minimize the damage done to your credit you will have to contact a lawyer as soon as possible and discuss the details of your situation. Mortgage lenders are happy to explore short sale options opposed to filing foreclosures.

Your lawyer may be able to get you partial or complete debt forgiveness on your loan depending upon your individual circumstances and the mortgage lender that you are dealing with.

Your credit report will still be affected if you are found to owe a portion of the debt but it will be much less damaging than a foreclosure will be. Short sales are the smarter option if you are looking to protect the finances that you have left.

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