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November 18, 2009 at 8:01 PM #485028November 18, 2009 at 8:04 PM #48418223109VCParticipant
the first gave me 5% for the life of the laon. they also converted it from 30 years to 40 years. standard P&I loan. i have it in writing. it did NOT go to recourse.
the second, USAA, has said that nothign is in writing. it is not a refi, it is not a modification. they just temporarily change the rate as a courtesy due to my recent financial hardship.
November 18, 2009 at 8:04 PM #48434823109VCParticipantthe first gave me 5% for the life of the laon. they also converted it from 30 years to 40 years. standard P&I loan. i have it in writing. it did NOT go to recourse.
the second, USAA, has said that nothign is in writing. it is not a refi, it is not a modification. they just temporarily change the rate as a courtesy due to my recent financial hardship.
November 18, 2009 at 8:04 PM #48472023109VCParticipantthe first gave me 5% for the life of the laon. they also converted it from 30 years to 40 years. standard P&I loan. i have it in writing. it did NOT go to recourse.
the second, USAA, has said that nothign is in writing. it is not a refi, it is not a modification. they just temporarily change the rate as a courtesy due to my recent financial hardship.
November 18, 2009 at 8:04 PM #48480623109VCParticipantthe first gave me 5% for the life of the laon. they also converted it from 30 years to 40 years. standard P&I loan. i have it in writing. it did NOT go to recourse.
the second, USAA, has said that nothign is in writing. it is not a refi, it is not a modification. they just temporarily change the rate as a courtesy due to my recent financial hardship.
November 18, 2009 at 8:04 PM #48503323109VCParticipantthe first gave me 5% for the life of the laon. they also converted it from 30 years to 40 years. standard P&I loan. i have it in writing. it did NOT go to recourse.
the second, USAA, has said that nothign is in writing. it is not a refi, it is not a modification. they just temporarily change the rate as a courtesy due to my recent financial hardship.
November 18, 2009 at 11:52 PM #484241SD RealtorParticipantI have dealt with USAA on a previous short sale and they were quite challenging to deal with. Fortunately my clients had a small balance with them on the second and actually ended up converting the second to a non secured loan at a fixed low rate to complete the sale. That client also had several other services with USAA and had moved all of them out of the USAA umbrella so to speak prior to undertaking the short sale.
It is a tough call for you VC. One thing I would say though, if you do walk away, which indeed may be more financially prudent, it is not likely you will be buying a home soon no matter how well it is priced. So for those saying you instantly make 150k in equity, they are wrong. Now you may somehow be able to pull a rabbit out of your house and buy a new home now and then let your other home go into foreclosure and short sell it. That is another issue altogether.
November 18, 2009 at 11:52 PM #484408SD RealtorParticipantI have dealt with USAA on a previous short sale and they were quite challenging to deal with. Fortunately my clients had a small balance with them on the second and actually ended up converting the second to a non secured loan at a fixed low rate to complete the sale. That client also had several other services with USAA and had moved all of them out of the USAA umbrella so to speak prior to undertaking the short sale.
It is a tough call for you VC. One thing I would say though, if you do walk away, which indeed may be more financially prudent, it is not likely you will be buying a home soon no matter how well it is priced. So for those saying you instantly make 150k in equity, they are wrong. Now you may somehow be able to pull a rabbit out of your house and buy a new home now and then let your other home go into foreclosure and short sell it. That is another issue altogether.
November 18, 2009 at 11:52 PM #484780SD RealtorParticipantI have dealt with USAA on a previous short sale and they were quite challenging to deal with. Fortunately my clients had a small balance with them on the second and actually ended up converting the second to a non secured loan at a fixed low rate to complete the sale. That client also had several other services with USAA and had moved all of them out of the USAA umbrella so to speak prior to undertaking the short sale.
It is a tough call for you VC. One thing I would say though, if you do walk away, which indeed may be more financially prudent, it is not likely you will be buying a home soon no matter how well it is priced. So for those saying you instantly make 150k in equity, they are wrong. Now you may somehow be able to pull a rabbit out of your house and buy a new home now and then let your other home go into foreclosure and short sell it. That is another issue altogether.
November 18, 2009 at 11:52 PM #484867SD RealtorParticipantI have dealt with USAA on a previous short sale and they were quite challenging to deal with. Fortunately my clients had a small balance with them on the second and actually ended up converting the second to a non secured loan at a fixed low rate to complete the sale. That client also had several other services with USAA and had moved all of them out of the USAA umbrella so to speak prior to undertaking the short sale.
It is a tough call for you VC. One thing I would say though, if you do walk away, which indeed may be more financially prudent, it is not likely you will be buying a home soon no matter how well it is priced. So for those saying you instantly make 150k in equity, they are wrong. Now you may somehow be able to pull a rabbit out of your house and buy a new home now and then let your other home go into foreclosure and short sell it. That is another issue altogether.
November 18, 2009 at 11:52 PM #485094SD RealtorParticipantI have dealt with USAA on a previous short sale and they were quite challenging to deal with. Fortunately my clients had a small balance with them on the second and actually ended up converting the second to a non secured loan at a fixed low rate to complete the sale. That client also had several other services with USAA and had moved all of them out of the USAA umbrella so to speak prior to undertaking the short sale.
It is a tough call for you VC. One thing I would say though, if you do walk away, which indeed may be more financially prudent, it is not likely you will be buying a home soon no matter how well it is priced. So for those saying you instantly make 150k in equity, they are wrong. Now you may somehow be able to pull a rabbit out of your house and buy a new home now and then let your other home go into foreclosure and short sell it. That is another issue altogether.
November 19, 2009 at 8:04 AM #484270(former)FormerSanDieganParticipant23109VC –
I think you and your wife have made the best choice, both personally and financially to stay in the house. You are effectively living in a place permanently at roughly the cost of rent today. There are others in much worse predicaments.As for having any aggravation over those getting big houses for less … Why not compute the cash value of the break you got on your first mortgage and thank your lucky stars. The bank actually gave you a gift that’s likely worth 6 figures.
If the initial rate was 7% and they have permanently reduced it to 5%, that’s about $140 K in savings over a 30-year loan.
Good for you.
November 19, 2009 at 8:04 AM #484436(former)FormerSanDieganParticipant23109VC –
I think you and your wife have made the best choice, both personally and financially to stay in the house. You are effectively living in a place permanently at roughly the cost of rent today. There are others in much worse predicaments.As for having any aggravation over those getting big houses for less … Why not compute the cash value of the break you got on your first mortgage and thank your lucky stars. The bank actually gave you a gift that’s likely worth 6 figures.
If the initial rate was 7% and they have permanently reduced it to 5%, that’s about $140 K in savings over a 30-year loan.
Good for you.
November 19, 2009 at 8:04 AM #484809(former)FormerSanDieganParticipant23109VC –
I think you and your wife have made the best choice, both personally and financially to stay in the house. You are effectively living in a place permanently at roughly the cost of rent today. There are others in much worse predicaments.As for having any aggravation over those getting big houses for less … Why not compute the cash value of the break you got on your first mortgage and thank your lucky stars. The bank actually gave you a gift that’s likely worth 6 figures.
If the initial rate was 7% and they have permanently reduced it to 5%, that’s about $140 K in savings over a 30-year loan.
Good for you.
November 19, 2009 at 8:04 AM #484895(former)FormerSanDieganParticipant23109VC –
I think you and your wife have made the best choice, both personally and financially to stay in the house. You are effectively living in a place permanently at roughly the cost of rent today. There are others in much worse predicaments.As for having any aggravation over those getting big houses for less … Why not compute the cash value of the break you got on your first mortgage and thank your lucky stars. The bank actually gave you a gift that’s likely worth 6 figures.
If the initial rate was 7% and they have permanently reduced it to 5%, that’s about $140 K in savings over a 30-year loan.
Good for you.
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