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I am running out of options... should I try a short sale with Bank of America

January 18, 2008

I am in a situation were I lost my job. I found another job, but took a pretty big pay cut and now have to drive about 140 miles each day to work.

I have had my home up for sale with no luck, so I decided to try a short sale on it. After a few weeks I received a letter from my bank saying that my interest rate was going up to 9%! So I took it off the market to try and refinance. Unfortunately I can not refinance because I had the home up for a short sale and will not get approved even though my home appraises for almost $20K more than I was trying to sell.

I really would like to get into another home closer to my new job but do not want to hurt my credit that I have tried so hard to rebuild.

With my interest rate going up and what I am paying for gas I am at a point where I will not be able to afford my mortgage payment any more. I have not had any late payments as of yet and had none since I have been in the home ( close to 4 years).

Please let me know of what options I have without hurting my credit too bad. I am running out of options and do not want to have to foreclose!

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Posted By Darin at 09:00 AM
Comments (5) | Categories: Bank of America, Pennsylvania Foreclosure | Tags: bank of america pennsylvania

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Please let me know what you find as I am in almost the exact situation.
Posted By Kasi on January 20, 2008 at 09:36 AM
I have been working with B of A on a short sale since early January. This past Thursday I received a letter from them telling me that if I signed the acceptance and sent them $1000 in certified funds, they would release the lien on my condo. They are tricky so be careful!! They said I will still be responsible for the outstanding balance and be accepting I am agreeing to pay it. I wouldn't have gone the short sale route if I could afford to pay it. Get this, they didn't give me a dollar amount to pay-off.and they haven't sent me any statements since I have defaulted on payments ( 4 months ago)...so I will not be signing and may lose my buyer but its like I'm signing over a blank check to them,VERY scary!!
Posted By sharon on March 08, 2008 at 08:33 PM
I negotiate short sales for a living. I am a licensed real estate broker in the state of California.
NEVER SIGN A RELEASE LETTER FROM THE LENDER UNTIL IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY YOUR ATTORNEY. It is their job to get as much money as possible from you so never accept their first offer. Whenever possible use a professional negotiator and never pay for services upfront, only when they successful...
Of all the lenders I work with I think BofA is the hardest and takes the longest.
Wachovia is the best and everyone else is in the middle. I love working with AHMS and National City too.
Posted By Sandra on August 06, 2009 at 07:36 PM
I negotiate short sales for a living. I am a licensed real estate broker in the state of California.
NEVER SIGN A RELEASE LETTER FROM THE LENDER UNTIL IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY YOUR ATTORNEY. It is their job to get as much money as possible from you so never accept their first offer. Whenever possible use a professional negotiator and never pay for services upfront, only when they successful...
Of all the lenders I work with I think BofA is the hardest and takes the longest.
Wachovia is the best and everyone else is in the middle. I love working with AHMS and National City too.
Posted By Sandra on August 06, 2009 at 07:36 PM
I negotiate short sales for a living. I am a licensed real estate broker in the state of California.
NEVER SIGN A RELEASE LETTER FROM THE LENDER UNTIL IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY YOUR ATTORNEY. It is their job to get as much money as possible from you so never accept their first offer. Whenever possible use a professional negotiator and never pay for services upfront, only when they successful...
Of all the lenders I work with I think BofA is the hardest and takes the longest.
Wachovia is the best and everyone else is in the middle. I love working with AHMS and National City too.
Posted By Sandra on August 06, 2009 at 07:36 PM

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