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Submitted by on Wed, 02/04/2009 - 13:31
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Here is my situation. I have a mortgage with HELOC. The balance on my mortgage is $68700 and the HELOC si $36000. We recently moved into my mother's house, because she moved in with her new husband. Her home is only 9 years old compared to my house wich is 32 years old. We do pay her a monthly rent, we pay the taxes and the home owners insurance, which comes to about $600 month. The mortgage at my house(which includes taxes and insurance) is $588/month and then i pay between $140-180/month for the HELOC(paying intrest). So far i am current on my mortgage and HELOC. I have credit card debt around $13000, student loans $14000. I am planning on putting my home on the market but the assessed value has dropped, even less than what is was when i bought the house in 2002. I would need $105000 to walk away clear, but the assessed value is now $83000($93000 in 2002) and I know I will NEVER make enough on the sale of the home to cover the amount on the HOLEC. I would however, probably make enough for the first mortgage to be satisfied. What are some of my options? Can I file bankrupcy without my spouse? The house and the credit cards are my debt, we have no credit accounts together. Should I stop paying on anything, to make it easier for settlements. At this point I just want to be rid of the house. Renting it is not an option, due to I would have to put more money into it to rent it out, and it is in a very strict deed restricted area and I wouldn't want the stress of the possibility of getting taken to court by a home owners association. thanks in advance


I agree with the earlier poster. I see short sale being your only feasible option outside of simply walking away/foreclosure. Because the Short Sale will damage your credit, I would recommend contacting a debt management company at the same time to assess your consumer debt situation. The sooner you begin the sooner it's over and the more time you have to work on recovering your credit. Let me know if you have any further questions or concerns.


Submitted by info3333 on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 12:00

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