Foreclosure Self-Defense for Dummies (For Dummies Series)

Facing foreclosure? You need to do three things: stop worrying about why this has happened to you; resolve to fight the foreclosure and save your home; and read Foreclosure Self-Defense For Dummies. It delivers the knowledge, strategies, and tactics you’ll need to take command of your situation and achieve the best possible outcome.

This practical, no-nonsense guide helps you size up your options and increase your chances of saving your home. You’ll find out how to delay foreclosure, form a plan of attack, negotiate solutions with your lender, and restore your financial health. You’ll also find field-tested strategies for dodging the foreclosure trap, getting out from under a house you really can’t afford, and finding help where you might least expect it. Discover how to:

• Regain your emotional composure
• Confront your foreclosure head-on
• Protect your rights
• Assess your situation and weigh your options
• Touch base with key people who can help you
• Stop the financial bleeding
• Team up with your lender to find solutions
• Work out a refinancing deal with another lender
• Avoid quick-fix schemes and scams
• Cash out before it’s too late
• Recover from foreclosure
• Re-establish your credit

Complete with a handy cheat-sheet to help you keep your most important tasks in the front of your mind Foreclosure Self-Defense for Dummies gives you the moral support, commonsense guidance, and expert advice you need to make the best of this difficult situation.