What can you do to protect your home from foreclosure if you’ve lost income or your job during the COVID-19 shutdown? As we re-emerge and re-open the economy in Phase 1, what should you do if you fell behind in your mortgage payments over the last few months?
A few weeks ago, I was interviewed on Tampa Bay Today with Shriner on Money Talk 1010 AM.
I thank Money Talk 1010AM and Tampa Bay Today with Shriner for allowing me to use that interview to turn into today’s podcast episode.
The main point to understand is that the forbearance does NOT save your home; it merely gives you some breathing room in your budget. You still need to catch up your mortgage payments when the forbearance is over, like loan modifications and repayment plans, and why a refinance after a forbearance is a bad idea.
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If you want to know how to use a forbearance correctly, to help you in a effort to save your home, please contact our office for a free consultation, Shawn@YesnerLaw.com or www.YesnerLaw.com.