I've just signed up, and hope these forums prove useful. Here's my current situation:
I own a home and small business. I have some equity in the home, and the book value of the company (S Corp, primarily contract computer work) is currently less than a thousand dollars. I have roughly $60k in unsecured debt, most of which is past due with some in collections. I have been employed only seven months out of the last three years (not through my corp., although I get a tiny odd-job here and there), and have been actively looking for work the rest of that time.