Foreclosure Self-Defense For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)) (Paperback)

~ Ralph R. Roberts (Author), Lois Maljak (Author), Paul Doroh (Author), (Contributor)
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Facing foreclosure? You need to do three things: stop worrying about why this has happened to you; resolve to fight the foreclosure and save your home; and read Foreclosure Self-Defense For Dummies. It delivers the knowledge, strategies, and tactics you’ll need to take command of your situation and achieve the best possible outcome.

This practical, no-nonsense guide helps you size up your options and increase your chances of saving your home. You’ll find out how to delay foreclosure, form a plan of attack, negotiate solutions with your lender, and restore your financial health. You’ll also find field-tested strategies for dodging the foreclosure trap, getting out from under a house you really can’t afford, and finding help where you might least expect it. Discover how to:

• Regain your emotional composure
• Confront your foreclosure head-on
• Protect your rights
• Assess your situation and weigh your options
• Touch base with key people who can help you
• Stop the financial bleeding
• Team up with your lender to find solutions
• Work out a refinancing deal with another lender
• Avoid quick-fix schemes and scams
• Cash out before it’s too late
• Recover from foreclosure
• Re-establish your credit

Complete with a handy cheat-sheet to help you keep your most important tasks in the front of your mind Foreclosure Self-Defense for Dummies gives you the moral support, commonsense guidance, and expert advice you need to make the best of this difficult situation.

From the Back Cover

Save your home, protect your family, re-establish your credit!

Defend your home from foreclosure — or get out from under it

Are you facing foreclosure? This no-nonsense guide helps you size up all your options and increase your chances of saving your home. You'll see how to delay foreclosure, form a plan of attack, negotiate solutions with your lender, and restore your financial health. Discover field-tested strategies for dodging the foreclosure trap or getting out from under a house you really can't afford.

Discover how to:

• Protect your rights

• Weigh your options

• Team up with your lender

• Avoid mortgage scams and pitfalls

• Recover from foreclosure

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Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies (February 11, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470251530
• ISBN-13: 978-0470251539
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #384,658 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Stop Shop Source for Foreclosure Information, January 17, 2009

By	Gary Lacefield "Dr. Gary Lacefield" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have been a federal investigator and the senior compliance officer for a Fortune 500 real estate related company with over twenty years in the industry. I found the book to be both enlightening and clear in its presentation of the 'foreclosure' environment. The book answers all foreclosure related questions while dispelling foreclosure myths. My staff now use the book as their primary source of information and reference when responding to our industry and consumer clients regarding Foreclosure related issues.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Educational & Empowering, February 2, 2009

By	Jennifer (Michigan) - See all my reviews

I didn't want to learn anything about foreclosure because I never wanted it to happen to me. However, I started to run out of options, and I met with the Ralph Roberts team for help. They gave me this book to read, and I was surprised to find that I really enjoyed reading it: I read it in two days! It made an overwhelming topic digestible and helped me feel like I have some choices and say in the matter, rather than that this is just "happening to me." The compassionate, no non-nonsense approach of this book provides a true basis for making an empowered decision for your own life, and giving you the emotional courage to handle whatever comes your way.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Keep your money and hire a lawyer., May 3, 2009

By	R. Alembik "Baudelaire" (DECATUR, GA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a lawyer who works in this area (defending wrongful foreclosures) I see this book as one that gives the reader enough rope with which to hang him- or herself. Each state's laws are different. And in states in which non-judicial foreclosure is the norm, this book is worse than useless. Consult with a COMPETENT lawyer who works in this area and has more than a few years of practice under his or her belt in the areas of real estate related litigation, bankruptcy, and real estate if you risk losing your home or investment property. No one book or source can substitute for a lawyer who sees the big picture and will be aware of the unexpected and the intangible issues that are always presented. I gave the book two stars because I think the book was written with good intentions. But we all know what the road to Hades is paved with.