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How to Avoid Foreclosure

Are you having trouble making payments on your home mortgage? So are millions of other Americans, and foreclosures are hitting record numbers. But if you address the problem, you may be able to avoid foreclosure. And even if you can't save your home, you can take steps to minimize your debt and the damage to your credit score. But don't wait. The key to success is acting quickly.

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How long do we have to sell our house before foreclosure?

We're a month late on our mortgage and my husband, who's self-employed, just had surgery and can't work for several months. We feel like our house is just more than we can afford -- we probably should never have bought it. We'd like to sell now rather than hanging on and risking foreclosure. How much time do we have in which to sell?

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If we’re foreclosed on, when do we actually have to leave our house?

We just got a Notice of Default from our bank and can’t afford to pay back what we owe. In fact, we’re so deep in debt that paying rent again is going to be hard. If we let them foreclose, how much longer will we be able to stay in our house?

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