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The Foreclosure Workbook

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This book is awesome! Carla Douglins' matter of fact candor about how to avoid foreclosure helped me stop the foreclosure and save a home hours before the auction. She even educated us on the foreclosure prevention laws in my state (Maryland) that NO ONE else told me about. The Workbook even help me recognize a rent back scam an investor was trying to pull (which is illegal in MD).

We were able to use the information in Section 2 page 39 & 51 to get extra money quickly. The best part for us was page 23, 87 & 88 which we were able to create a solution in 48 hours that the attorney for the bank and the servicing company both agreed to accept. THE DAY BEFORE THE AUCTION! :-) I am so grateful for this book. It taught me how to assess my situation BEFORE I deal with the lenders and educated me on how to prepare for the attorneys, realtors, and especially the LEGITIMATE investor who helped me save the home. The foreclosure prevention law in my state was there and none of the other resources I talked with ever mentioned it and how to successfully use it to work with investors. This book made it simple.

Thanks - Tim

Due to divorce and child support or the lack of it, I fell behind on my payments. My lender offered me only one option. Then I got the foreclosure workbook followed the step by step processes and then I told the lender what I was going to do and they gave me four options. I highly recommend this book to anyone who owns a home.

I think this book is good for broad general information that won't really help you out of your situation but which will give you a good sense of what you might be able to do with a bit more help/information.

The Foreclosure workbook helped me save my brother's house. The book was so easy to follow and apply, that we were able to save his house within two overseas phone calls!

Currently, my brother is stationed in Iraq, and he was not sure what to do when faced with the possibility of losing his home here in the states. After hearing about the book on National Public Radio, I bought the book to see what could be done about the situation. After reading it through one time, my brother and I did the worksheets on the phone (first call), and then did a (second) conference call with his mortgage company. We were able to work out a payment arrangement that he was able to handle, and now he's looking into his other options, including renting out his house while he's stationed overseas. The Foreclosure Workbook helped so much, he asked me to buy another copy and send it to him in Iraq!

This is a short book that is very basic. It repeatedly advises don't panic and keep the lines of communication with the lender open. Do not avoid talking to creditors or bury your head in the sand. While this is good advice to homeowners in foreclosure it is basic common sense and in not original or novel. Most of the inforamtion in the book is available on the internet for free. Many sections are repetitive and give general advice that is very general in nature. This book is written at an 8th grade reading level with kid like pictures and diagrams.

There is no other book available on the market today that will education you on how to save your home from foreclosure. This books walks you through the process of saving your home if you're facing foreclosure. The step-by-step process Carla describes and the options available to you as a homeowner are simple and easy to read and understand. None of the gimmicks we hear so much about these days. If you follow her guidance and are disciplined in during so, you will save you home from foreclosure. We did, and now my family has peace of mind and we sleep soundly in our own beds in our own home.


Washington, DC

This is hands down the best book I have read on the topic of foreclosure!

I was in the process of helping out my uncle during a very rough time in his life. He thought he was going to lose it all and needed some advice so he turned to me to help him out. I did some research, came across this book on Amazon and on a whim decided to purchase it for him.

The step-by-step system in this book clarified the foreclosure process in an easy way both me and my uncle could understand.

Bottomline is: These tips work!

Authors typically make financial topics SO complex that it's hard to understand the concepts let alone know what to do.

Because Carla speaks in such a straight forward manner we were able to easily grasp what she was saying and immediately put the tips and her wisdom into action! My uncle ended up saving his home from foreclosure right when he thought he was going to lose it all.

Awesome job to the author for providing an amazing amount of value in such an articulate, honest and most importantly easy way! We appreciate you for giving us the gift of saving his $250,000 home ... at a price that cost us almost nothing. - Nancy and my uncle Tony :)

The book is a wonderful solutions for families confronting one of the toughest moments in life. It provides clear, easy to follow, instructions and encouragement to take your financial life by the horns! Following the book steps, anyone can retake control over their lives and restore their confidence and family stability.

This is a very useful book. I was feeling overwhelmed at the thought of going into foreclosure and the book provided tips that will help me work through this difficult situation. It was user-friendly and had info for my state. This is a great tool and I would recommend it to others facing foreclosure.

Coming from the perspective of a real estate investor, I was really impressed with The Foreclosure Workbook. After reading the book for informational purposes, I bought several copies for the clients that I run into who are going through foreclosure. It easily distinguishes me from the "vulture investors" mentioned in the book, and has been a useful tool for attracting new business. Great resource for homeowners.