Homestead Exemption Protects $400,000 of the Equity in a Home

Question: My parents only have their monthly Social Security payments for living expenses, and they have fallen behind on their mortgage payments for their Scottsdale condominium. Their mortgage lender has now scheduled a foreclosure sale in May. My parents’ Realtor says that their Scottsdale condominium has equity of at least $500,000, and that she is…

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Bank's REO Property not Part of Foreclosure Sale Profits

Bank’s REO Property not Part of Foreclosure Sale Profits   Question:  After we refinanced our Mesa home three years ago my husband was badly injured in a car accident on the Loop 202 and lost his job.  We could no longer afford the mortgage payments and lost our home to foreclosure by the bank.  The…

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