Posted on: 04th Jan, 2010 12:30 pm
My husband and I had a bad couple of years, we had both lost our jobs, we could not afford to pay anything or anyone. We got foreclosed on and almost every single on of our credit cards went into collections. We are now in a position where we can slowly pay off some of our debts. We have $60,000 in debt but have received settlements amounts for almost all of them which would reduce it to about $40,000. My question has to do with my 2nd mortgage which is our highest amount owed and has not yet gone to a collection agency, that debt itself is close to being $30,000. Im wanting to know if people are able to settle 2nd mortgages for a lesser amount. This is the only reason we want to file for bankruptcy, it would take us over 9 years to be able to pay this off on payments and we would be able to have any emergency or savings put aside. We have 4 kids so savings is a must, I just dont know how to go about this. Any advice would be great.
welcome girltoni,
as your second mortgage has still not gone into collections, i would suggest you to contact your second mortgage lender and negotiate with him. you may request him to reduce your debts, keeping in mind your financial situation, so that you can afford to pay it off. i hope the lender will understand your situation and help you with a affordable payment plan.
as your second mortgage has still not gone into collections, i would suggest you to contact your second mortgage lender and negotiate with him. you may request him to reduce your debts, keeping in mind your financial situation, so that you can afford to pay it off. i hope the lender will understand your situation and help you with a affordable payment plan.