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Foreclosure. Nothing is more frightening as a home owner then the feelings of helplessness associated with the prospect of losing your home. Stop feeling helpless. Feel frightened, feel frustrated, feel cheated, but never feel helpless. You can act to stop the process.

As soon as they realize that they might be entering the foreclosure process most people’s initial reaction is to stop answering their phone and to stop checking mail from their mortgage company. This is like not going to the doctor because you are afraid he might tell you that you are sick; ignoring it won’t make the problem go away.

It is true that the mortgage company is in business for one reason; making money. This does not mean that they are evil, or take pleasure in taking your home. What it actually means, is that they will act in a predictable and consistent way. They will do whatever makes them the most money. In most situations this involves keeping you in your home so that they can avoid foreclosure fees and continue cashing your mortgage payments.

Information is your greatest ally in keeping your home. For the most part, you need to avoid foreclosure assistance companies and focus on working with the mortgage company. Outside agencies are only interested in taking your money, funds that could be easily placed toward your mortgage payment. Banks and other lenders are based on the principals of liquidity, and a house is certainly not liquid.

Your largest ally outside of the mortgage company and your own common sense is the government. The federal government wants you to stay in your home almost as much as you do. Local government agencies offer different levels of counseling on a state-to-state basis, but it is all free, and all designed to educate you on your rights guaranteed under the law.

By using your resources and exercising your rights you can stay in your home. Be a self advocate and act now.

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