We owe 5,000 on our house and it’s now worth about 0,000. We have an ARM that is going to reset in Jan 09. We definitely can’t afford the ,000 jump in payment. Called the mortgage company (Ocwen) and they said we do not qualify for the government’s freeze on interest rates program because our ARM was for 3 years instead of 2, but they said call back closer to the time the loan is set to reset and they’ll work with me. Somehow I doubt it and I don’t want to pay my ,100 property tax bill on the house if I’m just going to lose it in the end. Plus, I’m thinking about all the money we could save every month if we let it go and just rented a house. We’d save about ,000 a month on rent and ,000 a year on property taxes. Why hold on to a house that costs too much and has no equity? Not to mention it’s an interest only loan, so paying it off will NEVER happen. Please give me your advise. Is foreclosure really so bad? My credit score is already low (610)

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