Wednesday, September 27, 2006

ARM Adjusting on Condo, owe more than it's worth

On the AllForeclosure Message Board, there is this message posted about a condo in San Diego:

I bought a condo in April of 2005 in San Diego with zero down, we got a 2 year ARM loan, so in April of next year it will adjust. We also have a heloc on the 2nd that started at 8%, but has gone up to over 10%. My neighbor is trying to sell for roughly the same price we bought ours and is having no luck. I enjoy the place, but really don't care if I lose it. I am married, but I am the only one on the loan. My credit was good, so it gave us a better rate to just have me on the loan. When our loan adjusts, I will still be able to pay the loan, but almost all of our income would be going to it. What happens if I just walk away. I don't even care that much if my credit is screwed up, because we can just go rent a place using my wifes credit. Will I owe the difference on the loan if I just walk away and have the bank sell it?
People are hurting. The housing bubble, which is a speculative episode, is causing hardship across the United States.