Avoid self-denial about problems related to your mortgage or finances. Denial has an ugly scent that foreclosure is extremely attracted to. Denial makes homeowners more delayed with their mortgage payments until it is too late and foreclosure has the property within its jaws. Denial won't make a problem disappear, but it can cause your property to vanish from your dwindling list of assets.
Maintain an open and friendly relationship with your lender. This may sound like a deal with the devil, but lenders are actually good guys. Do not hold them accountable for doing their job and sending you threats letters regarding foreclosure. Most lenders are actually the reasonable type and more than willing to meet you halfway. But you have to be honest with them first.
Ignorance is still not an excuse. Know your rights as a mortgagee! Mortgages are legal arrangements and you are thus answerable to the law if you fail to meet your legal obligations. But you should also remember that the other party is accountable for its actions, too. Know your rights and you can ensure that your lender is not doing anything underhanded to force you out of your home.
Consider taking out another mortgage on your home. This is also called refinancing. If you already have a second mortgage, some companies allow you to actually take out a third mortgage on your home. It is sure to involve steeper rates, though, so be sure that you are able to pay it off this time around.
Bankruptcy may not be as bad as foreclosure. Admittedly, most people consider bankruptcy as another kind of monster - a different type from foreclosure but a monster nonetheless. But which monster do you prefer? The kind that will forcibly evict you from your home or the one that forces you to admit you made a couple of rather bad financial decisions, but will still let you keep a roof over your head?
If you do choose bankruptcy as the lesser evil, keep in mind that not all people are eligible to file for bankruptcy. It is especially not the ideal option to take if your bankruptcy agent realizes that the only reason you are doing so is to prevent your home from being taken away. You have to be really down the drain - financially speaking - to file for bankruptcy. If the law finds out that you are not as poor as you say you are, then you will really be bankrupt after that.
Perhaps foreclosure is not such a monster, after all? In the end, if there is no way for you to avoid foreclosure, then you need to move to Plan B. Consider your options when it comes to foreclosure. Speak with the powers that be when it comes to your property's looming foreclosure. Perhaps you know someone who's willing to buy your house for a good price? There may still be enough left from the sale to give you a chance to start anew.
Hopefully, these tips will sufficiently serve as ammunition when the time comes that you'll need to protect your home against the threat of foreclosure.
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