Is Your Loan Modification Going Nowhere?

With the recent passing of the California Homeowners Bill Of Rights, mortgage lenders in California were mandated to offer distressed homeowners an alternative to foreclosure as part of the banks restitution in the lawsuit by the state.

Many distressed homeowners were given loan modifications in lieu of foreclosure even if they did not qualify previously. These homeowners had already applied for a loan mod and were declined by the same litigators. So why would they allow the loan mod again? The answer is because the state mandated they do. If a homeowner could not afford to pay a loan modification prior, how would they be able to now? Well, they can’t. And that’s why over 56% of these loan mods and homeowners have already re defaulted on their mortgage again.

In trying to help these distressed homeowners, the state has actually just prolonged the agony and inevitable of foreclosure for these families. Now these families will have to again seek alternatives to foreclosure. After exercising a loan mod, there are not many options left and should elect to short sale their home. An alternative that should have been done much sooner but wasn’t due to this mandate.

A short sale should be used in lieu of foreclosure all the time. The short sale option will salvage your credit and give you a much quicker recovery from your misfortune. In most cases if you short sale your home and continue to pay on time your other creditors, in 18-24 months you should be able to buy another home. With foreclosure a family is looking at 5 years to recover and the foreclosure can haunt them and remain on their credit report for up to 10 years.

If you are a distressed homeowner and have been considering a short sale or are in the middle of the process and your bank offers you a chance to get a loan mod even when they turned you down in the past. Make sure you weigh all the possibilities. If you know you will not be able to make the payments you may not want to prolong the inevitable. Your recovery starts as soon as you take the steps towards a recovery option such as a short sale.

There are many benefits to a short sale; especially tax wise, such as the debt relief act extended to 2014 insures you will not have to pay taxes on the amount forgiven. There are qualifications for this, but most will take advantage of this. Always discuss all the aspects of a short sale with your agent before you agree to enter into the agreement.

Make the right choice for your future. Too many distressed homeowners have blinders on and only look at the short term. Loan mods last 3-7 years, you must look at your future past 7 years and base your decision on where you want to be in 3-7 years. That is the real deciding factor!

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Jerry Gusman

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