Home means many things, but one feeling we all have about our homes, humble or grand, is the notion of the cave; somewhere safe to scuttle back to, to re-group, to make our plans, the place we want to be when sad or frightened. The bottom line is a home foreclosure means losing the roof over your head. It must be your prime concern. Losing all this, at a time when you most need it, could be crushing. However impossible it may appear right now, do not give up! There's help out there for you, but you must drive the campaign to save your home from foreclosure.

There are steps you can take to halt the process even while you hold the foreclosure letter in your hand because the outcome is not inevitable. If you lose motivation to keep trying, then before thinking, 'I cannot save my home from foreclosure' you are urged to carefully consider the consequences of the only alternative.

Losing your home, brings an abundance of additional expense that you may not have yet considered. If you are lucky enough to find a rental agency that will accept you, you now have to fund removal costs, find a large deposit and pay some months in advance. There are good reasons why I mention 'if you are lucky enough'. Your reference will show your involvement in the home foreclosure process, and that you are, therefore, probably not a good rent risk! In addition, finding a rental property that will accept children, let alone the slobbering, muddy family Labrador, is often very difficult and will incur additional deposits. And all the while, you will still have to make payments on your debt.

Never underestimate the impact home foreclosure has on family life. It's not a joyfully planned, eagerly awaited relocation that your family has dreamed of for years. This is a wrenching away from everything familiar, and will definitely involve some downsizing. A 2 bedroom apartment will not hold the entire contents of a 4 bedroom house. The Labrador will probably have to go too. Finding yourself part of a new and unfamiliar community, when you may already be feeling vulnerable, increases painful isolation. Your children may have to change schools, if you have to accept housing some distance away. Although resilient, children will know the underlying cause for their upheaval. The stress and anxiety is bound to cause many reasons for arguments and family discord. Many families do not survive the home foreclosure process intact. Scars left by feelings of guilt, helplessness, resentment, shame and anger may never fully heal.

If you find yourself asking 'Why am I trying to save my home from foreclosure? It would be easier to just let it go.' Think of the impact on your family, your finances and importantly your health. The stress of fighting your corner cannot be worse than the impact, on both your physical and mental health, of losing everything you have worked for. To save your home from foreclosure, is a hard road to take, but look what's at stake?

Think about this very carefully and make sure you have explored all your options fully before giving up because home foreclosure is definitely not the easier option.

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