Tag Archive: Homeowners

Renting A Home or Buying A Home?

In this Real Estate market, we get asked a lot, “Should I rent a home or buy a home?” While I believe that this a personal decision, there are definitely pros and cons of owning a home. For many people, there is a personal satisfaction in owning a home. However, the financial burden of owning [...]

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How To Choose A Realtor

Recently there was an article on Mint.com titled “What To Look For In A Realtor“.  This article gives some excellent advice about to how to choose a realtor and what you should look for.  For most people, buying a home will be the most expensive purchase they ever make.  Further, most people will only buy [...]

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I Don’t Want My House Anymore

Unfortunately, there are so many people that feel as though they do not want their house anymore. They just want to let it go into foreclosure and the bank can have it. This is a TERRIBLE option. Just giving up on paying your mortgage is not a good option.
There are so many options out there is [...]

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I Was Offered a 100% Guarantee On My Loan Modification

Over the course of the last month, I have received numerous phone calls from prospective clients regarding loan modifications. I have been told over and over that they were offered a 100% guarantee on a loan modification by either another attorney or a loan modification company. This is my response, “RUN!” There is NO ONE who [...]

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When Is It Ok To Walk Away From My Mortgage?

There has been a lot of discussions recently about whether people should walk away from their mortgages.  Should people just lock the doors and move on? Should people stay in a home that is “underwater” and hope that the market rebounds? Should people sacrifice everything else in their lives to make sure they can keep [...]

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Should I Refinance My Existing Mortgage?

There are so many people who are unsure of whether or not they should refinance their mortgage. There are pros and cons to refinancing and the reasons behind refinancing your mortgage should be good.  There was an article today at Walletpop called Top 10 Tips For Loan Refinancing. This was one of the best articles I [...]

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Should I Stop Paying My Mortgage?

The short answer here is NO! It is our policy that you should always make your mortgage payments.  Failing to pay your mortgage is the fastest and most direct route to financial ruin, bad credit and the inability to buy another home when times get better. There are no exceptions to this rule, however sometimes [...]

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The Loan Modification Process: Why Doesn’t It Work?

With so much information and mis-information out there, I thought that I would take the time to explain the loan modification process in-depth. There are so many steps to getting approved for a loan modification and any misstep in the process can result in your package being denied.
Many financial experts and advisors cannot figure out why [...]

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Loan Modification Problems

The general idea behind Loan Modifications as put forth by President Obama was noble and much needed however the implementation of the idea is riddled with holes, hurdles, and hazards.
Problem 1
The Making Homes Affordable Act  and the Guidelines set forth by President Obama make obtaining a loan modification difficult for those borrowers who are/were the [...]

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Foreclosure: The Bank Must Prove They Own The Note

The Court System is finally standing up for the little guy! Recently, the Southern District of New York ruled in favor of a borrower who was being foreclosed upon by their mortgage bank because the bank could not prove they owned the mortgage.
History
Years ago, lenders conspired to bypass the mortgage recording systems put in place by [...]

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