Foreclosure is a situation in which a homeowner is unable to make full principal and interest payments on his/her mortgage, which allows the lender to seize the property, evict the homeowner and sell the home, as stipulated in the mortgage deal. One month after the homeowner misses a mortgage loan payment, he/she is in default and will be notified by the lender. Three to six months after the homeowner yearns for a mortgage payment, presuming the mortgage is still delinquent, and the homeowner has not made up the missed payments inside a specific grace period, the financial institution will start to foreclose. Typically the farther behind the debtor falls, the more difficult it becomes to get up since lenders add fees for payments that are 10 to 15 days past due. Each state has its own foreclosure laws in the notices the lender must post publicly and/or with the homeowner, the homeowner's choices for bringing the loan current and avoiding property foreclosure, and the method for pro...