sell home through bankruptcy: THE FAILURE THAT BROUGHT ME TO THE REAL ESTATE WORLD - 06/18/13 11:40 AM
When I worked full time as a Paralegal for a small downtown Leesburg law firm, I handled most of the bankruptcy paperwork.  We had an appointment that ended up changing everything for me.   A lady came in and explained that her and her husband both had one of their parents pass in the same week and Husband lost his job during that week also.  They were already 3 months late on the mortgage due to the wife being laid off before.  They just could not get caught up and was going on 4 months late.  She wanted to file bankruptcy. … (8 comments)

sell home through bankruptcy: Short Sale Completed Through Bankruptcy - 10/08/10 12:31 PM
Even when time runs out, and still no approval yet from the third party bank on the contract at hand, and the seller gets nervous and decides to file Chapter 13 Bankruptcy the day before the auction date, you can still complete the sale of the home while in Bankruptcy.  The only difference is that there is another party involved called the Trustee.  As I have done previously, with a little extra paperwork and attorney help, you can complete the sale through the bankruptcy.  So if a seller that you are working with is in the middle of a short sale … (2 comments)