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How to Tackle an Underwater Mortgage

Author: Navjeet Kaur
by Navjeet Kaur
Posted: Aug 06, 2014

The scariest nightmare for homeowners is when they have lost all hopes in life to prevent their home from sinking underwater and waits for an angel who could get them out of this drastic situation. Till the time they try hard to make things well again, they are behind some mortgage payments because of job loss or financial stress and their bank accounts are wholly drained. The credit card limit has reached its zenith and they cannot afford to pay the lowest credit card bills. Additionally, the major driver of underwater mortgage that is the home value is quite less than the original mortgage value.

God forbid! The situation should by no means so worse for anyone like this. But that’s what really happens with many folks these days. If you are also facing problems related to this, you must be yearning for an instant solution. Well, magic wands are only in fairytales but there are some tips which can really bring you a stroke of luck:

  • Analyze your ongoing expenses to put your financial condition in a clear picture. To obtain this successfully, you must make an overall earnings and expenses worksheet. List every penny that come in your hand and drain out of your pocket. Find out any needless expenses that can be purged or somewhat shrink to the bottom. Check every item on the inventory and think how you can cut such costs.
  • Next step is to keep an eye on household expenses that you have bought from a general store using credit card or hard cash. You must be aware that the items you purchase from a store may seem cheap but in real certain taxes are applied on it. If there is any item in the grocery that you may eliminate, then do it. Even a small cheese spread can look expensive when the financial condition is not good.
  • Evaluate the value of your property with the help of an experienced realtor. Ask him to visit your home and give you some property details. Once you got a figure, tell him to assess the real value as compared to other houses in your locale.

Coming to the tips to avoid underwater mortgage:

  • Consult with the bank agent to apply a low interest rate on your owed mortgage. If they are ready to lower down the interest rate on the balance, you have a chance to make the loan payments again.
  • Raise a request to the lender to either forgive the delayed payments or include them in the mortgage itself. This way you can make the monthly payments as you were in the past. You will have to pay the late payments but in a monthly order than paying all the due payments them on the spot.
  • Confirm if the lender can reduce the value of mortgage to a certain amount as comparable to the current value of property in the market. That would a great help to steer clear of housing bubbles.

By using all these tips, you would be able to dwell in the same home for years and even hope for the market state to get well soon.

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Author: Navjeet Kaur

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