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Summary: After filing bankruptcy, the only way to get a house back would be to buy it back for the amount of the loan plus any interest due. Discover how to buy a home back through foreclosure with help from a financial services manager in this free video on buying back a house.
Matthew McKillen brings 21 years of industry experience in arranging loans for his clients. He has worked in financial services senior management positions in mortgage banking...read more
"Well, when you've filed bankruptcy, usually the reason people file bankruptcy, is to tie it into maybe foreclosure because there's a foreclosure proceeding on their home. Generally what happens in a foreclosure, is the bank files with the court that you haven't made your payments and a lot of times a homeowner will file bankruptcy in order to force their lender into trying to put a plan together to get them back on track. Now, if you file bankruptcy and you still don't continue to pay your mortgage, the mortgage company can actually file for what's called relief from stay which still allows them to foreclose, continue to foreclose on your house. So, really the only way to redeem that loan or get your house back would be if they did go to sell on your home at the courthouse steps, usually they go to sell for the amount of your loan plus any interest due, and any legal fees they've incurred. Now, if you're able to come together with a cashier's check for whatever that amount is, maybe eighty thousand dollars at the courthouse steps on the day of your sell, then you can in essence pay off your loan and retain ownership and buy your house back. So, in regards to the bankruptcy portion, that's a way to try and rearrange your debt, but if you don't pay it, you would probably have to buy it back through foreclosure."
eHow Article: How to Buy Back Your House After Filing Bankruptcy
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