Prevent Foreclosures

If you are in foreclosure and are thinking about filing for bankruptcy protection, then there are many things that you have to consider. Many homeowners file for bankruptcy protection to prevent foreclosure. However, bankruptcy may end up hurting you more in the long run if you have not thought it through. When you have bankruptcy on your credit record, your credit score will drop significantly and it will be hard to convince any lender to lend you any money even years after your bankruptcy was finalized. This book called Credit After Bankruptcy: A Step-By-Step Action Plan to Quick and Lasting Recovery after Personal Bankruptcy will help you understand what will happen to your credit after you file for bankruptcy. The good news is that there are many ways for you to build your credit quickly. With the help of this book, you can learn all the different ways that you can re-build your credit yourself. This book gives a step-by-step action plan to quick and lasting recovery after personal bankruptcy.

From the Publisher

You can establish mainstream credit after bankruptcy...in less than eight months. Whether you filed bankruptcy several years ago or last week, this book will show you how to make a dramatic and lasting recovery. Stephen Snyder and his wife Michele, each had their Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharged in 1993. They were both so cash poor at the time they had to borrow money from their families to file. Then, within eight months they mortgaged a home at six percent, leased two new cars, and obtained bank loans, major bank cards, start-up capital for a small business, and more all using mainstream credit and without the aid of high-interest credit companies. Today they give, save, and invest 30 percent of their income live off 70 percent. They consistently maintain a debt-to-income ratio well below 20 percent. And, they are paying back their bankruptcy debt with interest. Our advice works. We know because we've been there. This book gives you not only the knowledge and tactics to recover from personal bankruptcy but practical, easy-to-use principles to manage your money and build wealth.

If you are facing foreclosure, then it is wise to find out all the options that may be available to you. In some cases, you might be able to stop foreclosure completely and keep your home but in others you might have to sell your home and move on. There are a few foreclosure situations where filing for bankruptcy protection is one of the best ways to do to give the homeowner a fresh start in life. If it comes down to filing for bankruptcy, you need to make sure that you know what you are getting yourself into. You need to get as much information about bankruptcy and what it will mean to your life. This book called When You Have to File for Bankruptcy: Step-by-step Instructions to Take Control of Your Financial Future has step by step instructions of what you need to do.

According to the United States Bankruptcy Courts, the number of bankruptcies filed each year is on the rise. People file bankruptcy for a variety of reasons, such as:

• preventing foreclosure on their homes,
• preventing repossession of property,
• loss of employment, or
• reducing or eliminating debts.

Most common types of bankruptcy for individuals

The most common types of bankruptcy for which individuals file are Chapter 7 and Chapter 13.

Chapter 7 involves the surrender of property to pay debts, while a Chapter 13 bankruptcy allows for the retention of property but requires payments over the next three to five years.

This book is divided into three sections: evaluating your need to file for bankruptcy, how to file for bankruptcy, and what to do after you have filed. In the first section, you will be provided with evaluation tools, determine your eligibility, learn how to check your credit report for accuracy, and learn about the different types of bankruptcy for which you can file.

In the second section, you will learn about the major changes in bankruptcy law, bankruptcy lawyers, alternatives to filing for bankruptcy, bankruptcy code, collection agencies, exempt property, nondischargeable debts, what bankruptcy can and cannot accomplish, the automatic stay provision, foreclosure, tax levies, bankruptcy fees, the 341 meeting, bankruptcy myths, the initial consultation with your lawyer, and bankruptcy timelines. You will learn the answers to some of the most common questions about bankruptcy, such as:

• Will creditors stop harassing me?
• Will my spouse be affected?
• Who will know about my filing?
• Will I ever get credit again?
• What does it cost?

The final section will provide a brief overview of what to do after you have gone through the bankruptcy process. We will address the issues of how to get car loans and home loans and how to build credit after bankruptcy. Whether you are filing for bankruptcy for the first time or, unfortunately, you have been through it before, When You Have to File for Bankruptcy will provide insight into the complex and burdensome process.