 | Send the borrower a notice of default. Depending on the
terms of your mortgage you may need to give the borrower a length of time to
pay and you may need to use specific language.
Sample default notice |
 | If this does not get you paid, send the file to your attorney.
He will need at least :
 | the original of the mortgage, |
 | the note, |
 | any
assignment of rent addendum, |
 | the total amount to pay-off the mortgage, |
 | your
default letter |
 | and it would be helpful if you could give him a copy of the
last title search or title insurance you have. |
 | Plus a check for his fees. |
|
 | A
mortgage foreclosure should cost about $1,000 plus court costs. (Obviously
this varies. Some attorneys do them all the time and have the forms on their
computers, other don't. HINT. Go to the court house and look up some recent
foreclosure files. See which firm(s) are doing foreclosures for your local
banks. |
 | Click here for
special legal notes that may apply to second mortgages. |
 |
Click here to download a Microsoft ® Excel spreadsheet to calculate the
profit or loss you can expect to make on the foreclosure. See our
downloads page for a full explanation. |