Author : Marqus Smith
A mortgage hardship letter is basically a type of letter that a borrower writes to the mortgage company, to ask for what may be described as a 'second chance' after having failed to honor their part of the mortgage agreement for what are taken to be 'reasons beyond their control.'
Like any other piece of official correspondence that is written with the aim of getting a 'favor' from another party, how you go about writing your mortgage hardship letter goes a long way towards determining how the letter is received at the other hand.
Before even getting into the mechanics of writing the mortgage hardship letter, it is important to first have a self-assessment session: where you assess the current state of your finances, especially what you have coming in(in form of income) and what you have going out, in form of expenditure. Having seen where you currently are, financially, you might also want to know how and why you actually got to that position - and this calls for something in addition to self-assessment: namely deep soul-searching. This is important, because the worst thing you can do is write a mortgage hardship letter, indeed have it received favorably followed by the mortgage company 'working out' something for you: only for you to flounder again.
Having worked out the current state of your finances, and how you got yourself there, the next step in writing the mortgage hardship letter would be to work out what it is, actually, that you want to achieve through the letter. Would you want the mortgage company to give you a little more time to clear your obligations with them? Would you - in the event that you feel completely cornered - want the mortgage company to allow you to sell your house, and use the proceeds to pay your obligation to them? What exactly is it your want to achieve through your mortgage letter...the idea is to be sure to start with an objective in mind; and this way, you will have a direction to steer your mortgage hardship letter.
When you finally get to the actual jotting of the letter, it will be in your best interests to keep in mind that it is a piece of official correspondence you will be writing: and keep it brief and yet thoroughly communicative (which is called being concise). Resist the temptation to make your mortgage hardship letter a ranting tool (where you complain about all the various elements that have gotten you to the predicament you now find yourself). That is not what it is meant to be. On the contrary, your mortgage hardship letter should sound positive and uplifting to the mortgage lender - who is by now certain to be starting to wonder what is happening to your obligation with them. The idea should be to make the mortgage company see what it stands to gain by giving you a second chance, rather than by taking a drastic step against you, which is what it would be inclined to do by default; and this you can only achieve by making the suggestion you make to the mortgage company in the mortgage hardship letter look like a win-win proposal.
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