Thursday, August 30, 2018

The Process Of Foreclosure In Northwest Indiana

By Joshua Fox


Foreclosure is the process where lenders get to repossess property from borrowers. The lender seeks to get his money back through taking legal action against a borrower who failed to make payments as agreed. For example, they might decide to repossess the home or have it sold so that they repay the loan in question. The process of foreclosure in Northwest Indiana is one that is very important and one which homeowners should be versed with.

When you purchase expensive property like a home, it is possible that you might not have enough money to pay for it upfront. However, there is the option of paying a portion of the price through a down payment, with the rest of the money being borrowed. The borrowed money is to be repaid in future years. As part of agreement for the loan, you will agree that part of the property will serve as collateral. The lender takes over the property when one stops making payments.

The foreclosure process is very costly. As you cease to make payments, there are legal fees as well as penalties that the lender will charge. If there are any such added fees that arise, they are added to the account of the borrower, increasing the debts further. In the end, the credit score of the borrower will be negatively affected and the foreclosure is shown in the credit report. As a result, further borrowing will not be easy.

There are several ways of ensuring your property is not foreclosed. One of the first things that one should do is communicate with their lender when they realize they are having financial challenges. This should be before payments are missed. Most importantly, it is never a good idea to ignore communication from the lender. They will always give notices in prior. It would help to speak to an attorney in such instances.

For some people, there is the option of filing for bankruptcy so as to delay or prevent foreclosure. There are different kinds of bankruptcy and one should consult an attorney to know the one that they qualify for. There are however also effects of bankruptcy that one should beware of before applying for it. There is the option of considering a short sale in which the property is sold so that the proceeds are used for payment of the lender.

The foreclosure process could drag for some time, taking one or two years. After a borrower fails to remit payments for three months, they are deemed to have defaulted and the lender will communicate to them. The communication includes notice to initiate foreclosure.

In many cases, a lender will be required to offer the borrower some relief so as to stop the process. For instance, a lender might say that you can stay in the home if you are able to make part or lumpsum payments of the missed payments. They will also require you to settle legal fees.

The process of foreclosure is not able to be stopped, the property can be auctioned or the borrower will be evicted from it. If there is no willing buyer, the lender repossesses it. The borrower will be evicted since ownership would have changed.




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