St. Petersburg, Florida (PRWEB) September 30, 2011
Managing partner Thomas F. Cox of the St. Petersburg bankruptcy law firm of Cox & Sanchez urges underwater property owners in Florida to use the Real Estate Service and Technologies (REST) Report to pre-qualify for loan modification from the federal Home Cost-effective Modification Plan (HAMP) ahead of they are foreclosed.

You could invest thousands of dollars in legal fees and numerous hours compiling and organizing documents that may possibly not even be necessary attempting to conform to HAMP recommendations, said Cox. Even then, you can run into brick walls dealing with ill-trained mortgage servicers who will nonetheless not modify your mortgage.

Cox says the HAMP suggestions include 170 pages of technicalities requiring applicants to meet revenue, hardship and quite a few other tests, and to supply financial data such as proof of earnings and bank statements. There are so numerous requirements that 95 percent of the 13 million home owners who have applied for a loan modification beneath HAMP have been denied, he says.

The REST Report modifications all that, noted Cox, a respected St. Petersburg bankruptcy and foreclosure attorney. REST mathematical computative evaluation tells home owners if they are certified for modification. Finishing a REST Report makes it possible for home owners to pre-qualify for loan modification if they acquire a good report and possess the documentation they utilized to help their input, according to a HAMP directive. The directive says that lenders are necessary to modify the mortgages of home owners who have pre-qualified. Cox says that REST also analyzes other choices such as a quick sale, deed in lieu of foreclosure, and numerous foreclosure defenses or bankruptcy.

REST reports are offered to property owners and attorneys alike and price about $ 1,250. Investors Monetary Funding, Inc. administers the plan in Florida with the exclusive proper to prepare the comprehensive evaluation evaluations essential below the REST Report in the state.

If you think a mortgage modification is in your greatest interests, my unequivocal suggestions is to obtain a REST Report, Cox recommends. It may just be the ticket that permits the club doorman to decrease the ropes, show you inside, and give you the VIP remedy.

About the Law Office of Cox & Sanchez
The bankruptcy lawyers in St. Petersburg at Cox & Sanchez, Thomas F. Cox and Stephany P. Sanchez, have over 30 years of combined expertise delivering bankruptcy and civil legal assistance to residents in the Tampa and St. Petersburg area. Their places of practice include Chapters 7, 11, and 13 bankruptcy, foreclosure, genuine estate, individual injury, and wills and estates. 
For much more details, pay a visit to the firms site at http://www.coxsanchez.com.

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