4 Things You Definitely Didn’t Know About Foreclosure

Foreclosure: 4 Little Known Facts

The bank chucks all your stuff and does weird things with it.

If a bank forecloses on the home an the owner does not voluntarily move out (or they do, but do not remove anything from the house, here is what happens…

They drill through the door. Move all of your belongings into the yard. And give neighbors 24 hours to comb through and buy anything they want.

Your bills, mail, romance novels, memorabilia, and probably a few things you never thought anyone would see? It all goes onto the lawn. After the 24 hours, they put it all back into the house and companies will later bid competitively regarding who gets to clean it out.

The bank makes more money if you keep your house, but sometimes they pay people to move out.

Banks make the most money when you pay your mortgage with interest. So, they are incentived to work with you on your payments if refinancing is still an option. However, they may still pay you a small amount when they foreclose on your home.

Banks don’t want you to know this, but in some cases, they will pay you to move out. The program is called ‘Cash for Keys”.

Yes–they make the most money if you continue to make payments. That’s why they want to try to keep you in the home.

However, if they have to foreclose on it, they then try to make the most money they can in that situation. Many disgruntled homeowners trash the house when they find out they are being forced into foreclosure. Other times, the bank will simply pay you to ensure that you leave the appliances and make sure the house is clean by means of a written agreement.

In either case, it’s not much. Often, they will give about 1% of the home’s value.

Foreclosures make people physically sick.

Foreclosures have several damaging effects on a person’s life; however, one that people usually do not consider is their health.

Researchers from the National Bureau of Economic Research compared data on emergency room visits and hospital discharges in four of the hardest hits states (Arizona, California, Florida and New Jersey) to foreclosure data from Realty Trac, a firm that monitors the market from 2005 to 2009.

They found links to anxiety, depression, stomach problems, hypertension and even higher suicide rates for those going through foreclosure.

Foreclosures do not wipe out all of the debt owed.

Most people assume that a foreclosure wipes out the home debt in its entirety, but that is not the case…

Foreclosure actions wipe out some of the property owner’s debt, like the original mortgage (taken out at the time of the home purchase), HELOCs, and second mortgages. However, property owners are still obligated to pay HELOCs and second mortgage’s off in full if they are not paid out of the foreclosure proceeds.

In areas where there was a significant drop in real estate prices, some properties are worth les now than when they were originally purchased. If the homeowner does not have insurance protection in these cases, a court could obligate the owner to repay the difference through a deficiency of judgment.

If you are falling behind on your payments for whatever reason, consider working with Big State Home Buyers to sell your house quickly for cash. In some cases, we are even able to stop foreclosure.