Foreclosure is a situation in which a homeowner is unable to make full principal and interest obligations on his/her mortgage, which allows the lender to seize the property, evict the homeowner and sell the home, as specified in the mortgage agreement. 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 a few months after the homeowner misses a mortgage payment, presuming the mortgage is still delinquent, and the home owner has not made up the missed payments in just a specified grace period, the lender will get started to foreclose. 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 late. Each state has their own foreclosure laws covering the notices the lender must post publicly and/or with the homeowner, the homeowner's choices for bringing the loan current and avoiding foreclosures, and the procedure for marketing t...