Posted on: 27th Mar, 2008 07:50 am
Hello,
I am planning on stopping payments to expedite a short sale for my Primary home from next month. I have a propertytax bill as well that is due early next month. Should I be paying the Property Tax to protect myself or Can I just ignore it?
I have 1st loan with INGDirect and I dont have a second loan. This is refinanced mortgage. I am upside down on the price. Bought it 2 years ago and the price is 180K less than I owe to bank. My commute is 3-4 hours daily and this is stressing me. I am not sure of lender would let me do a short sale as the difference is over 180K. Should I stop payments before even bringing this with the lender and talk to them about short sale once they contact me? what happens if i stop making payments while trying to get a short sale?
I have 401K, cars and future paychecks from work. Since, I dont have 2nd mortgage, am I protected in terms of these?
Thanks for your help..
I am planning on stopping payments to expedite a short sale for my Primary home from next month. I have a propertytax bill as well that is due early next month. Should I be paying the Property Tax to protect myself or Can I just ignore it?
I have 1st loan with INGDirect and I dont have a second loan. This is refinanced mortgage. I am upside down on the price. Bought it 2 years ago and the price is 180K less than I owe to bank. My commute is 3-4 hours daily and this is stressing me. I am not sure of lender would let me do a short sale as the difference is over 180K. Should I stop payments before even bringing this with the lender and talk to them about short sale once they contact me? what happens if i stop making payments while trying to get a short sale?
I have 401K, cars and future paychecks from work. Since, I dont have 2nd mortgage, am I protected in terms of these?
Thanks for your help..
Yeah its right . . . . . . . Yeah it happens at timeswhen lenders agree toshort sale or deed-in-lieubefore one has missed apayment. But I guess that'svery rare. They'd like tolook out for everypossibility so that you do not take up such an option ifyou have not missed apayment
Hi damsel,
Laws do vary from state to state. What is applicable in one state does not necessarily apply in other states. Given the mortgage on the investment property is a recourse loan, the lender will always have the right to come after the borrower for the balance of the loan amount. The lender can sue the borrower, garnish his wages or can put lien on his other properties. As far as negotiation with the lender is concerned, it is not advisable to deliberately get behind on mortgage payments as it can damage your credit. But lenders often do not negotiate for any loss mitigation options like modification, short sale, etc. until the borrower is delinquent. In that case, you will have to be ready to take a hit on your credit, in order to get the lender to offer you a suitable loss mitigation option.
Laws do vary from state to state. What is applicable in one state does not necessarily apply in other states. Given the mortgage on the investment property is a recourse loan, the lender will always have the right to come after the borrower for the balance of the loan amount. The lender can sue the borrower, garnish his wages or can put lien on his other properties. As far as negotiation with the lender is concerned, it is not advisable to deliberately get behind on mortgage payments as it can damage your credit. But lenders often do not negotiate for any loss mitigation options like modification, short sale, etc. until the borrower is delinquent. In that case, you will have to be ready to take a hit on your credit, in order to get the lender to offer you a suitable loss mitigation option.
house is on the market, we are doing a shortsale should I stop the monthly mortgage payment?
Hi tracy!
Welcome to forums!
If you stop the mortgage payments, the lender will report your account as late and your credit score would be affected due to this. Thus, I won't suggest you to stop your mortgage payments while you are awaiting a short sale.
Feel free to ask if you've further queries.
Sussane
Welcome to forums!
If you stop the mortgage payments, the lender will report your account as late and your credit score would be affected due to this. Thus, I won't suggest you to stop your mortgage payments while you are awaiting a short sale.
Feel free to ask if you've further queries.
Sussane
I signed an agreement to do a short sale with a realtor. But now I want to keep my property. What do I need to do next?
You should contact your lender and inform him that you want to save the property. However, you will have to start making regular payments in order to save the property.
Hi I am wondering what would happen if I missed a payment during te short sale that I am in? How would it affect my short sale and my credit score? Would it increase my chances of the bank trying to foreclose on my home?
Hi donga,
I don't think a missed payment would affect your short sale in any way. However, if the lender reports it to the credit bureau, then it may lower your score by few points. As your lender has already accepted your short sale request, he won't go for a foreclosure now.
Feel free to ask if you've further queries.
Sussane
I don't think a missed payment would affect your short sale in any way. However, if the lender reports it to the credit bureau, then it may lower your score by few points. As your lender has already accepted your short sale request, he won't go for a foreclosure now.
Feel free to ask if you've further queries.
Sussane
If you get a 1099-c an its on a primary residence. You can exclude it ffrom taxable income under teh mortgage debt relief act of 2007. Just use the prinipcal residence exclusion box on for 982
I have been out of my house for over 2 years now. Do to certain situations I had no choice. I filed bankruptcy and included the house. My bk was discharged in June of 08. Since then I have tried to have my house foreclosed on, I had to offers to short sale ( bank denied), tried to do a deed in lieu bank said they couldn't get in touch with me, but they where able to contact me to tell me that. Long story short I'm trying to get the deed out of my name. I have again tried a deed in lieu have not recieved an answer yet. Is there any advice you can give me to get the deed out of my name. Thanks!
Hi Mike,
You can list the property in the market and try to sell it off. Listing of property in the market will help you in getting buyers for the property. You will be able to sell off the home and the sale proceeds will help you in clearing the mortgage dues. Also, you'll be able to transfer the property deed to the new buyer.
Take care.
You can list the property in the market and try to sell it off. Listing of property in the market will help you in getting buyers for the property. You will be able to sell off the home and the sale proceeds will help you in clearing the mortgage dues. Also, you'll be able to transfer the property deed to the new buyer.
Take care.
The house that I'm living in is owned by my mother-in-law and she wants to put it into short sale. Can I stop the short sale some how?
If your name is mentioned on the mortgage docs, then you can apply for a loan modification and stop the short sale. However, if your name is not mentioned on the mortgage docs, then you cannot stop the short sale.
I understand that things are tough right now and things look bleak. I have walked a mile in your shoes so I know what you are going through. I hope you have made every attempt to contact the mortgage holder. The last thing the lender wants to do is to remove you from your home. Maybe you might want review your spending habits or maybe contacting a professional in the field of foreclosure prevention to help you. God Bless and Good Luck
Hello All, its been a long time here on these forums.
Just want to give a quick update on my situation so it helps people who went through Short sale.
I went through short sale and finally sold the property on Dec 2008.
I found a nice short sale house that liked and approached a bank in Jan 2009 for pre qualification, which i got. I am able to get the house and I purchased a new house in June 2009. Some banks will lend you money after 1 year of short sale. Short sale did not affect my interest rate as well. I got my interest rate fixed as other normal buying people. I am glad that the terrible thing is behind me and I am able to move on. And I hope that things will get better. So, dont be disheartened folks. Good luck.
Just want to give a quick update on my situation so it helps people who went through Short sale.
I went through short sale and finally sold the property on Dec 2008.
I found a nice short sale house that liked and approached a bank in Jan 2009 for pre qualification, which i got. I am able to get the house and I purchased a new house in June 2009. Some banks will lend you money after 1 year of short sale. Short sale did not affect my interest rate as well. I got my interest rate fixed as other normal buying people. I am glad that the terrible thing is behind me and I am able to move on. And I hope that things will get better. So, dont be disheartened folks. Good luck.