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The Foreclosure Survival Guide: Keep Your House or Walk Away With Money in Your Pocket | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephen Elias Attorney
Publisher: NOLO
Category: Book
List Price: $21.99
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Rating:  51 reviews
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 250
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7 x 0.7
ISBN: 1413309100
Dewey Decimal Number: 346.7304364
EAN: 9781413309102
Publication Date: September 29, 2008
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Product Description
According to Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies, "the number of homeowners paying more than half their income on housing rocketed from 6.5 million in 2001 to 8.8 million in 2006... The number of homes entering foreclosure nearly doubled to 1.3 million in 2007 from about 660,000 in 2005."
If you're having trouble making your mortgage payments or are already in jeopardy of foreclosure, The Foreclosure Survival Guide compassionately gives you the practical information you need, step by step.
An essential tool for anyone at risk of foreclosure, The Foreclosure Survival Guide provides key information about:
# mortgages, including adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs)
# short sales
# deeds in lieu of foreclosure
# judicial and non-judicial foreclosure
# credit counseling
# liens, and
# using bankruptcy to deal with foreclosure.
The Foreclosure Survival Guide gathers all the information Attorney Stephen R. Elias has used to help hundreds of clients over 30 years of practicing law and shows you how to deal with foreclosure.
Like many hardworking people facing foreclosure in this rough economy, you deserve answers to your pressing questions. Thorough and easy to understand, The Foreclosure Survival Guide can help you stay in your home or walk away with money in your pocket.
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 Good information in trying times... December 30, 2009
Marilynn Griffith (Florida United States)
With so many people being downsized and phased out, this is good information to know. Reading this book has helped me understand some of the conversations in my community about foreclosure and families in financial crisis. I think this would make a comforting and empowering read for someone who received notice of foreclosure. Every library should have a copy.
 Great book December 9, 2009
J. Paisner (Oregon State)
Well organized, easy to understand. A must for anyone facing foreclosure. Most people should be able to handle the process without a lawyer thanks to this book.
-Jonah Paisner
Bankruptcy Attorney
Portland, Oregon
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How to Walk Away From Your House Without THEM Coming After You December 5, 2009
Jennifer (Seattle, WA)
VERY helpful book for those going through a hard time with mortgage payments and trying to make the decision to walk away from your house and do either a shortsale or go into foreclosure.
Valuable advice and options if faced with foreclosure, good reading for anyone with a mortgage. November 19, 2009
Anjana Nigam (Minneapolis, MN)
Even if you're not facing foreclosure this is a good book to read. It's valuable to know what would happen if you were ever faced with foreclosure and how to plan so that your loved ones and you are not left without any options. This book is laid out very clearly and concisely and I was surprised to discover that there were many options to consider before one submitted to foreclosure. The book does a good job of not admonishing you but laying out practical exit strategies to consider based on your situation and try everything possible before giving in to foreclosure. It shows clearly that foreclosure can be avoided by some thoughtful planning and that there is more risk in foreclosing.
Although laws differ from state to state, this book lays down the basic premises. It lets you appraise your current situation and the options you have available to you at the basic level, then you can go and do some more research on the specific laws of your state. Some of the advice in this book is hard to come by from other sources as people may have vested interests. This book really gives a common sense approach and tools to help you make the decision on the best strategy to take if your house is in the danger of being foreclosed in a non-judgmental fashion. I think this book should be read by anyone who has a mortgage so you're aware of all your options even if you're in no danger of being foreclosed.
 Great info but educate yourself on every aspect too! July 21, 2009
Gail Petry (New York)
This is great information. One thing that I would like to mention is that I would have liked more information on is what happens when you get a deficiency judgement from the bank or a promissory note? For those of you in preforclosure make sure you educate yourself on this because it can save you thousands. Google IRS form 982 and learn how you can use that to walk away from the house free and clear and be able to really move on with your life.
Hope this helps.
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