Some Food for Thought: Why Should We Give Thanks If We Have so Many Problems?

We are facing the worst economic crisis we’ve seen in years. Our economy is getting closer and closer to a full blown recession. Deflation is affecting every business and as a result we may be receiving the so dreaded “pink slip.” We are all loosing our homes even though we’ve tried so hard to negotiate a loan modification or minimize the banks’ loses by doing a short sale. We are seeing our retirement accounts loose money every day.

All these thoughts are probably running through the minds of many people today (partly because these are the popular headline news). So if we have so many problems, why should we be thankful for anything?

I will tell you why we Read more

November 27th, 2008 · Filed Under UnReal Estate posts

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What is a Loan Modification?

Loan modifications have been, for the most part, the long waited rescue plan for some homeowners who have fallen behind on their payments. Nonetheless, this is not the silver bullet for the foreclosure problems we are going through right now.

Contrary to what the so called “loan modification experts” may say, not everyone qualifies and not every lender is cooperating.

THE BASICS

To understand what a loan modification is, we need to first Read more

November 26th, 2008 · Filed Under Foreclosure-Short Sale Information, Mortgage - Loan Information

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Repair Your Credit By Legally Removing All Negative Accounts: It’s All Legal, I promise! (Just Don’t Report It To The Authorities)

I am sure that by now almost everyone has seen advertisements on the radio, television or the internet from companies or companies affiliated with law firms claiming to be “credit repair experts.” They boldly claim to be successful at removing from credit reports any derogatory accounts including short sales, foreclosures, and bankruptcies.

Most of the claims in these advertisements say, “We can clean your credit report and save you thousands,” “We remove foreclosures and bankruptcies from your credit report and best of all; it is all legal.”

Well, believe me when I tell you that Read more

November 7th, 2008 · Filed Under Credit Repair scams, Foreclosure-Short Sale Information, Predatory - Subprime Advertisement