Jessica asked:


home? The 1st mortgage is current I owe them $250k. The property value is only $215k. The 2nd lienholder are “private investors”; and they have sent me a trustee sale notice which has no opening bid. I matched the recorders office instrument # and it belongs to another property which is not even my property! to me it seems like they are faking the notice of trustee sale becuase it is not recorded? I have been getting advice out there and Ive been told I can file a bankrupty ch13. What to do ? help? Can they foreclose even though my 1st mortgage is being payed current ? and plus there is no equity?

ps I stopped paying because I couldt afford to pay these private investors anymore an interest rate of 13%.

also the property is in California, LA county

Marcia

Mr. Anonymous asked:


Yesterday I got a letter from my bank, they are offering me to pay about half of my second mortgage loan and saying that, if I do it, “my loan will be considered payed in full”. They also say they will give me an IRS 1099-C form for the amount forgiven.

I have never been late in a payment but I have a terrible loan (balloon), I don’t trust my bank and I was considering refinancing soon (it might not be possible as my loan is higher than what my house is appraised for).

Should I take the offer? Will this inflate my income and kill me at taxes time? What questions should I be asking? Is it as good as it seems?

Professional advice is very welcome.
Ok, the answers up till now seem really good but I want to put a little bit more detail to see is it can help me get even better answers:

First Loan:
$189,000 30 years (5 years interest only)
6.5% APR for the first 5 year, then it will go up

Second Loan:
$45,000 30 years fixed
13% APR
***offered to pay only $20,000 to pay it off***

My loans total: $234,000
My house is now worth: about $220,000
My mortgage bank is Aurora Loan Services, just do a search for their company name online and you will know why I don’t trust them. I called them today and they said there was no more information that I could get, just the letter, that’s it. They were kind but not helpful at all and I have only 30 days to take the offer and send my money order… because they will not take a bank wire or any other more secure kind of payment.

Franklin

Mom of 2 great boys asked:


I’ve asked this question before about campers, trailers, permanent sites at a camping ground in South Carolina.

I am doing alot of research here and many of my feedbacks have been negative about any bank or financial institute even considering a 2nd mortgage or loan to purchase one of these so called trailers in a campground.

I also am getting negative feedbacks on the resale value on these structures.

Anyone know, or how to go about looking for a reputable lender in South Carolina? I am in North Carolina and my broker does not know anyone nor does he have any advice for me on this situation. He told me to check in South Carolina.

So, here I am asking you.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Wilma

PreciosaTraviesa asked:


I am interested in doing business with AFFG but don’t really know much about the company besides what is on their website and what it’s representatives tell me. Has anyone done business with them before? Any advice.

Anita

Dispirited asked:


I am 20 yrs old I bought a duplex 4 months ago for 147,600 its appraised at 148,000 so I got it at top dollar. I got financing on 80/20 80%@7.5 adjustable rate (will go up in 2 years guaranteed) and 20%@10.75 fixed rate. I will be paying interest for the first 2 months. I am losing $200 on this monthly w/ tenants living there. It’s suppose to be my primary residence. Refi penalty for the 80 loan is $3600 and no penalty for 20%. So my question is I got a loan on stated income, I figured I am losing $200/month*24=4800 in 2 years interest only from my own pocket. If I refi now $3600 penalty and maybe $3000 closing cost (estimation) so that’s $6600 loss which I can live with 6600-4800=1800 difference I can live with that. But if I refi 30 yr fixed rate I have very low income i am a college student can I get possibly better rates to lower my down payment, I want to refi 0% down fixed 30yr rate is that possible? I want some advice plz I don’t want to go bankrupt in 2 yrs when rates go up!
I’v been reading lately on the internet about
the dangrous 0% down ARM loans mortgage companies
give out so easily, I thought I was just a lucky one
pft, no way, I got caught into it. But I want to keep
the property I don’t want to sell. Are my numbers correct
or am I just a bad dreamin investor wannabe? My credit
score when I got the loan was 700, I’v been paying
everything on time so it should have gotten up there
I hope I can get the fixed loan. I deeply appreciate
your advice. Thank You in advance

Ron

bela429 asked:


I originally applied for a loan and was able to qualify for only 70k since then I have made a few changes such as pay off some furniture I had financed and paid off my car loan and now I am looking to try again and my dad wants to gift me his 10 acres of land he owns if I pay off 1,200 so I want to do what is best either keep the cash as a down payment if its not gonna make a difference or pay it off and hope it makes me look better to the lender? Any advice that will help me get a better chance of getting approved for a better loan will be much appreciated, Thank you! by the way I’m looking for homes in the Hesperia area
I was wondering if having the land in my name take away the chances of getting the new homeowners credit?

Derek

louie d asked:


I live in CA, will the bank go after me of my wife’s unpaid mortgage, I did a quit claim in our house, I am not in the mortgage loan, Will I face any legal recourse for putting quit claim? Can I buy another house, this time more affordable. Which way should we go, foreclosure or short sale? Pls give a sound advice….

Stacy

Bradley A. Barbee asked:




Many businesses nowadays require finance to achieve their business objectives. Whenever businesses do not have the necessary funds to finance a new project like construction of a new building or acquisition of property for commercial purposes, they resort to acquiring money from lending institutions. These institutions have now become extremely cautious when it comes to lending money and they will check a number of things before they approve the loan.

Commercial mortgage lenders nowadays are very careful with whom they give their money to and they perform a number of checks to make sure they will get their money back within the time period set.

Here is a list of things they look at before approving any mortgage loan:

Your Business Character: Commercial mortgage lenders will check how well you met past credit obligations. They will check if you have paid previous loans according to the terms agreed upon. How interested you are in meeting the business objectives and goals. They will also have a look at your management quality and capabilities and check to see whether your management will be able to handle the growth of the business.

The Businesses Ability to Pay the Debt: The Lender will also check to see whether your business is capable of paying the loan according to the terms and conditions given by them. They also check the debts that you owe to other people and see whether you are able to pay off those debts. The way they check this is by looking at your financial statement. Your financial statement will give them the total of your net profits. They also see if you are able to pay off the debt in an up-market.

Value of Collateral: In the event that you business defaults in payment, the lender sells the property given as collateral. For this reason the lender checks the value of the collateral you are offering for the mortgage. The value is checked at the time of loan approval, during the period of the loan and also at the end of the term.

Current Conditions: The Commercial Mortgage Lenders will examine the current economic conditions in order determine the viability of the credit. Economic conditions can affect companies depending on the sector they are in. This is why the commercial mortgage lender will have to foresee the conditions of your business according to the future economic conditions.

Because of all these checks it is quite hard to get a commercial mortgage for business purposes. But if you already have made a plan yourself, and complete all these checks yourself and find your business project viable, you will have no problem in getting a loan for your business projects.

Diane

answers for people! asked:


I’m creating a debt reduction plan, and one of the questions I have is this: is it better (financially) to eliminate mortgage debt before educational loan debt? I want to pay the least amount of interest so I would think the higher interest rate (mortgage) is what I should pay. However, there are tax advantages to both mortgage debt and school loan debt, and I’m not sure if I would be missing out on better tax advantages by keeping mortgage debt until I have eliminated school loan debt.

Any advice is appreciated.

Vanessa

michelle asked:


I would like to purchase my first home within the next 9 months. I have saved for the down payment and have increased my credit score to 654 with new accounts that I always pay on time and I never carry a balance on my cards. However I have 8 accounts that are about 5 years old that have all been charged off. Combined the charged off accounts total around $2000. I have read that paying these now will damage my credit score. So if I don’t pay them is it still likely for me to get a mortgage loan? Any advice on what my choices are?

Howard