We couldn’t blame some homeowners who just gave up homes in Inner Grove Heights to foreclosure. You might have asked if foreclosure was indeed the right choice over other options like short sale.
There are a number of myths that needs to be corrected concerning Mesa AZ foreclosures that really makes it a scary option for home buyers who cannot afford to continue paying for their mortgage payments monthly. While foreclosure is really a serious event, other more scary myths about it should be corrected to put home owners who are facing foreclosure at ease.
Here are a number of myths regarding the issue of foreclosure including their counter facts:
MYTHS:
1. The bank wants your home.
2. That bank can evict you immediately.
3. Filing for bankruptcy stops a foreclosure.
Some consumer groups have been clamoring for a nationwide foreclosure moratorium, but the powers that be oppose such a move. A foreclosure moratorium has not been announced, however numerous mortgage lenders have imposed what amounts to a voluntary moratorium by suspending foreclosure proceedings on their own. Real estate experts and administration officials agree that a foreclosure moratorium would damage a weak housing sector that is attempting to recover.
There probably will not be a foreclosure moratorium
You have been called into the office of your supervisor and you know the news is not good. Some of your coworkers have come out with pink slips and the horrible look of a deer caught in headlights. Well, after a little bit of chit-chat, you are also handed your pink slip. A few words of, “I’m sorry”, and you are no longer an employee of the company. How will you and your family survive? Can you use foreclosure services even though you are not sure of the outcome?
The weakness of the U.S. economy has given rise to the largest epidemic of foreclosures in American history. Yet well-funded investors in real estate are seizing upon this opening to profit from an profoundly profitable new opportunity.
The real estate investing strategy du jour is called ‘Bulk REO Investing‘ and is a real monster.
Let’s take a moment to analyze the basics of this incredibly lucrative business.
Understanding the notion of Bulk REO’s requires understanding of the foreclosure process.
The weakness of the U.S. economy has given rise to the largest epidemic of foreclosures in American history. Yet as always, this challenge has given rise to a huge new opportunity for alert real estate investors.
The new opportunity is known as ‘Bulk REO Investing’ or ‘REO Package Investing’ and it’s a huge opportunity.
Foreclosures are at the heart of the Bulk REO business, so let’s consider the foreclosure process.
To understand investing in Bulk REO, you have to understand the foreclosure process.
With more foreclosures now than ever before, America’s weak real estate market seems to set new dismal records each month. Yet well-funded investors in real estate are seizing upon this opening to profit from an profoundly profitable new opportunity.
The real estate investing strategy du jour is called ‘Bulk REO Investing‘ and is a real monster.
Consider with me, if you will, the fundamentals of the Bulk REO business.
To understand Bulk REO investing is to understand the foreclosure process.
No generation in American history has ever experienced the number of foreclosures and defaulted mortgages as is happening now. However, opportunistic real estate investment professionals are turning the recession into great profits with a bit of creativity.
‘Bulk REO Investing’ is the name of the new strategy, and it’s captured the attention of many well-heeled investors.
The basis of the Bulk REO business is foreclosures, so let’s analyze the foreclosure process now.
Understanding the notion of Bulk REO’s requires understanding of the foreclosure process.
In short. YES FOR BOTH.
Now, in long……
STOP GARNISHMENTS. EVEN BEFORE THEY START
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Filing bankruptcy can stop a garnishment immediately. If all funds that have been garnished have been properly exempted, the garnished funds can even be returned to the debtor.
When a bankruptcy is filed, a special provision of the bankruptcy code kicks in and stops all creditor action to collect a debt. The special provision of the bankruptcy code is Section 362 and is called “the Automatic Stay”. The Automatic Stay is a court order to all creditors to stop collecting debts immediately.
When a paycheck or bank account is garnished, money is taken from the paycheck or other account and held until a certain time when the money is supposed to be delivered to court and turned over to the creditor. The date that the creditor is supposed to pick up the garnished funds in court is often called “the return date”. If a bankruptcy is filed before the return date set for the garnishment, the garnishment is immediately stopped and the creditor cannot continue to collect the debt through the garnishment method.
An employer or bank that has been instructed to hold the garnished funds on behalf of the creditor will usually release all garnished funds to the debtor after the debtor has provided proof of bankruptcy filing. Usually, the bankruptcy attorney for the debtor will write a letter to the employer or bank and explain that the garnishment has been stopped by the filing of the bankruptcy and that the employer or bank should no longer withhold the funds from the paycheck or bank account.
Once notice has been given to an employer or bank regarding the bankruptcy filing, the employer or bank will then usually send all garnished funds that have been held to the bankruptcy trustee assigned to administer the debtor’s bankruptcy case. If the debtor, or debtor’s attorney, has successfully exempted the garnished funds on the bankruptcy petition, the bankruptcy trustee will “abandon” any interest in the funds and turn the funds over to the debtor.
Stopping a garnishment and recovering funds held pursuant to a garnishment can be very complicated. The process requires an expert knowledge of bankruptcy procedure and bankruptcy exemptions. Debtors should always consult with an experienced bankruptcy attorney concerning serious bankruptcy matters like stopping a garishment and recovering garnished funds.
FORECLOSURE
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Filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy temporarily stalls your lender’s right to foreclosure, until it gets permission to go forward with the foreclosure proceedings. However, doing so could have other very serious consequences.
I caution you against falling for some of the schemes that have been developed that entice a homeowner who is facing foreclosure to transfer a portion of the title to his home to a third person, who then files for bankruptcy. While that may temporarily delay the foreclosure courts are getting wise to the scheme and the delay may be very temporary. Typically the homeowner pays large fees and loses his or her home anyway. Some of the people engaging in such schemes have also been charged with fraud.
If bankruptcy seems to be an option, consider a Chapter 13 or “wage earner” repayment bankruptcy as an alternative to a Chapter 7 straight bankruptcy. Under a Chapter 13 plan, it is possible to make up the missed payments out of your income through the repayment plan.
If you face foreclosure, bankruptcy may or may not make sense, depending on your other obligations and income sources, and the advice of an attorney will be very helpful.
I truly hope this has helped.
Enjoy your day,
Damon
With more foreclosures now than ever before, America’s weak real estate market seems to set new dismal records each month. Yet well-funded investors in real estate are seizing upon this opening to profit from an profoundly profitable new opportunity.
The new opportunity is known as ‘Bulk REO Investing’ or ‘REO Package Investing’ and it’s a huge opportunity.
Consider with me, if you will, the fundamentals of the Bulk REO business.
To understand investing in Bulk REO, you have to understand the foreclosure process.