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Loan Modification: Help for Your Home, Hurt for Your Credit Score.

If you are in trouble with your mortgage payment, you may be applauding recent government programs to help you negotiate a loan modification.  You may have already been helped through Making Home Affordable or through a similar program at your bank.  Now with recent program changes that encourage principle reduction and offer help making payments when you are unemployed, you may feel assured that you will make it through a tough time with your home intact.

This is great news, but there is a down side.  In the process of saving your home, you may lower your credit score. Anytime you are delinquent, have your payment adjusted or loan terms adjusted, you take a credit score hit.

Some homeowners who opted into a trial modification under Making Home Affordable are finding this out the hard way.  They make a few payments at the lower amount, only to find out their score has dropped.  Being in the trial program is no assurance they will even be accepted for permanent modification, yet they are penalized about 100 points just for asking for help.

The credit industry is, of course, quick to defend this practice of penalizing those who even ask for a change in loan terms.  The government realizes this is a side effect.  Consumer advocates deplore the practice on the grounds that people should not be zinged for trying to do the right thing.  All of these parties encourage people in trouble to ask for help before their homes go into foreclosure, but the credit score drop is a disincentive to many.

However, for most who seek help, this is an irrelevant side effect, especially if they are already behind on payments and close to losing their home. It’s like telling people on the sinking Titanic that they will be billed more if they chose a red lifeboat instead of a blue one.  If you’re drowning, you might prefer the blue one, however, if the red one is the only one in sight, paying more for red seems pretty reasonable.

Remedies such as loan modification, bankruptcy, and even short sale or foreclosure are last resort remedies that you might choose when you have no other options.  In a perfect world, you would be able to pay your bills without needing help.  In the real world, if you need help, your best option is to use the help accessible to you.  The time to ask is - as soon as you need it.  There may be a credit score impact with any remedy, but the impact is less the earlier you ask.

Express Homebuyers will buy your home for cash.  Call us today at 1-877-804-5252 or check out our helpful website.  We will make you an offer on your first call, provide free reports to help you make your selling decision, and even offer options to chat with one of our helpful consultants.

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Reduce Your Days on Market to Fewer than 14

Current home sellers know that they may have to wait longer to find a buyer these days.  The days on market (DOM) in the greater DC area is declining, but if you have a “situation” and want or need to sell now, even a couple months is a long time to wait.

When you are in a jam, there are always people willing to exploit your plight, but the so-called helpers aren’t always honest.  You may need help, but you don’t want to make things worse by hooking up with a company that either can’t deliver or has no intention of delivering once it has your money.

If you are in a position where you want to sell your home quickly, Express Homebuyers is an honest company with both reputation and resource.  We will buy it from you for cash and complete your deal within a couple weeks. There is no charge for our services. And, we are Better Business Bureau accredited.

Who uses Express Homebuyers?  Many different kinds of people!

  • People who have trouble selling because they do not have equity in their home.
    • Those who have experienced the death of a loved one or the need to settle an estate.
    • People who are tired of being a landlord.
    • Those who need to sell because of a divorce.
    • People who are behind on payments or facing foreclosure.
    • Anyone who bought a new home, but can’t sell the old one.
    • People who own vacant houses or houses that need repairs.
    • Those with liens or title problems.
    • People working with a real estate agent who hasn’t come through as promised.
    • Anyone facing a job transfer or relocation.

People from all walks of life who share the need or desire to sell their homes, regardless of repairs needed, can sell for cash, close quickly, and sell to a reliable company accredited by the Better Business BureauExpress Homebuyers. Contact us today at 877-804-5252 or visit our website to get the process started.  We can wrap up your deal in a couple weeks and even offer you a $2,500 cash advance to help you plan your move.

Reduce your personal DOM today!

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