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Reading, whenever it is useful
Six pieces on the decisions that come up most often: three for homeowners behind on a mortgage, three for families settling an estate. Nothing here asks anything of you.
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What to do before foreclosure starts
Most people do not fall behind through carelessness. They fall behind because something happened. What is worth doing in the months before anything legal begins, when the widest range of options is still open.
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Can I sell if I am behind on payments?
Often yes, and in more ways than people expect. What is realistic depends on your equity, your lender and how much time is left — including the cases where selling is the wrong answer.
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Short sale and foreclosure are not the same thing
They differ in who controls the process, how long it takes and what each one leaves behind. Knowing which is which changes what you would choose.
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What an executor actually has to do
Being named executor in a will is an honor and a job. What the job usually involves, roughly in the order it arrives, so none of it comes as a surprise.
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How long probate takes, and what decides it
The honest answer is a range. The stages in order, and the handful of things that make an estate move quickly or slowly.
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Five things people get wrong about selling a home in probate
Much of what families hear about estate sales is out of date or was never true. The five assumptions that most often cost an estate money or time.
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