CHAPTER 1 Taking Back Control
If owning your own home is a big part of the so-called American Dream, then losing your house through foreclosure can feel like a nightmare. Bad things happen to good people every day, but it doesn’t define who you are. Logic tells us that a house is just four walls; it’s you and those whom you love who turn any house into a home. But in the middle of a foreclosure situation, it can feel like the world — or, at least a big part of it — is ending. When you’re facing foreclosure, it’s easy to feel like you don’t have any control over the situation. What you’re feeling is natural. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have gone through very similar situations and experienced similar feelings. However things look like to you now, I’ll make you a promise: You’ll get back on your feet. And this book was written to help you do just that. If the Great Recession taught us anything, it’s to be prepared for the unexpected impact world dynamics can have on our personal lives. Yet a Freddie Mac/Roper poll discovered that more than 60% of homeowners who are delinquent in their mortgage payments are unaware of services that some mortgage lenders offer that would help them. Most of these alternatives are poorly publicized, but in this book, we’ll explore some of them together. This book is your resource. You need, and deserve, a resource that provides you with a good starting point in managing the process of foreclosure. This book is designed to give you a head start in that process. When you make the decision to sell your home — or take other proactive measures to save yourself from foreclosure — you take back control of your life and become a part of the 2
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