Chris
Arlington,#2Consumer Suggestion
Thu, October 26, 2006
Ok, so you have an income issue, you are disabled, and you are behind in your mortgage. You do not say how late you are or how much behind you are, but over $10,000 is assumed by your counteroffer Without more info, I have no idea (nor does anyone else) if your offer is good or not, but assuming it is not good enough ( if you have $20,000 past due, then 7000 now and 3000 two months from now is not a good offer ) then your best option is a refi, but with you not making money, and being behind that might not be possible so why not sell the place, you have 68,000 in equity (less any fees ect), but hell, that is real money sell the place before it forecloses, get the equity in your pocket and buy something you can afford for now till your financial picture is better I know it sounds cold, but if you can not cure the debt (bring it current) and they will not accept your offer then you have only 3 options, 1 foreclosure, 2 refi, 3 sell. Oh, I know everyone says mortgage companies what the house, but that is not true, I have purchased several properties from mortgage companies, and on every one they lost money! In your case they might make some money, because you have some equity, but most houses that foreclose have less than 20% equity Good luck to you