Foreclosure is one of the worst things that can happen to a borrower. Knowing there are scammers waiting to prey on your fear and vulnerability makes the situation even more frightening. Thousands have fallen victim to phony foreclosure counseling, phantom help, bait and switch, rent to buy, and bankruptcy foreclosure scams. Being able to know the telltale signs of a foreclosure rescue scam can save you the agony and suffering of becoming yet another victim. (more…)

It seems that everyone knows someone who is facing losing their home to foreclosure. It can also be said that if you know a homeowner in foreclosure, the chances are their lender has told them that a short sale as the strategy to avoid losing the home to foreclosure. (more…)

More and more homes have been going into foreclosure over the past year or two than ever before. One reason is the poor economy overall, but perhaps the biggest reason is the sub-prime lending fiasco of the past few years that allowed too many people to enter into mortgages they shouldn’t have or couldn’t keep up with. (more…)

When you are about to lose your home, you don’t care about anything else. It consumes your every thought. The only way you will be able to relax is to get the foreclosure called off so you can go back to enjoying your home and your life. Well, as a last ditch effort there is a method available to stop foreclosure on your home. (more…)

Foreclosure. In today’s rough economic times, more and more folks are facing this intimidating, confusing and often scary prospect. Like any problem that threatens the well-being of ourselves or our families, foreclosure can cause a lot of different reactions in the people who face it. One of the all-too-common reactions of many owners today is to simply ignore the warnings of foreclosure, trashing letters or hiding them from their spouse, hoping that something will turn up to prevent the process from going through. (more…)

An incredible opportunity for real estate investors is investing in foreclosure. Foreclosed homes repeatedly sell at deep discounts; which provides buyers a straightforward opportunity to profit. Because foreclosed homes are often highly discounted, they can be purchased and sold with a large return. Homes that are facing or have vanished by way of foreclosure often meet the investing goals of both the long term investor and the investor that plans to flip the property. (more…)

Securing a copy of the title history is very important before participating in a Trustee Sale. We call it the “chain of title” or “limited title report”. There is a minimal cost of approximately $100 to obtain this report. (more…)

Home foreclosure is a not the best situation to be in. Once the notices start coming and the phone starts ringing you can’t really keep hiding. Your going to hear from lots of people who claim that they can help you. These calls are from organizations that have their own motives and goals. In desperate times even a good sales pitch may sound like a miracle. (more…)

Your house is the last thing that you want to loose. Unfortunately even though we know this for a fact, we tend to take our mortgage payments for granted and end up loosing our homes. In this case, a home foreclosure will happen. When a borrower fails to pay his or her mortgage for a number of payments (usually 3 the lender will issue a foreclosure by selling the house or repossessing it. (more…)

If you are a Californian homeowner facing financial problems, it is vital that you take immediate steps to help stop your house foreclosure in California and prevent your home from being auctioned off. Being a trust sale state, Californian banks need not visit the court before auctioning your home. They just need to provide you with adequate intimation of default and trustee’s sale. You should start taking evasive action the moment you know that financial problems are looming ahead. Here is a guide to help foreclosure stop that will help you to cope with such a situation. (more…)