How Many Missed Mortgage Payments Before Foreclosure Starts in Washington?
Sixteen days after the due date of a missed mortgage payment, most Washington homeowners see the first concrete consequence: a late fee on the next statement. At that point, no trustee has scheduled anything, nobody has posted a notice on your door, and your lender generally cannot start a foreclosure....
How Long Does Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Last in Washington?
Sixty monthly payments to a trustee, or thirty-six. That single number shapes nearly every Chapter 13 plan our attorneys prepare for clients in Seattle and across Washington State, and the filer rarely picks it by preference. A calculation made before you file sets it: your household income compared with the...
Fighting Back: When to Hire a Foreclosure Resolution Attorney
By the time most homeowners call our office, the envelope has been sitting on the kitchen counter for weeks. It arrived certified. Somebody signed for it, read far enough to see the word default, and set it down with the mail nobody wants to open. Nothing happened the next day,...