A different kind of Colorado home buyer
Written by Transitus

Every guide we've written. For the homeowner.

Wherever you are in this, there's something here for you. Filter by what you're facing.

Keeping your home

Hoping mortgage reinstatement can stop the sale

Catch up the missed payments, not the whole loan, and it ends.

Selling as a way out

Torn between a deed in lieu vs short sale

Two hard doors, one honest look at which ends cleaner for you.

Protecting yourself

Bracing for how a short sale hurts your credit

It hurts about as much as foreclosure does, but it does not last forever.

Understanding it

Curious what a public trustee is in Colorado

A referee, not a rescuer or predator. The neutral office built into every Colorado home loan.

Protecting yourself

Unsure what a deficiency judgment is

The debt can follow you out, but there is a real finish line.

Understanding it

Jolted by a notice of default and what to do

A warning, not the endgame. What the letter means and what comes next.

Understanding it

Bracing to learn how a foreclosure auction works

Who runs it, who can bid, and what can survive the auction.

Understanding it

Hoping the right of redemption undoes the sale

The legal name for a second chance, and where Colorado actually keeps yours.

Understanding it

Confused by judicial vs nonjudicial foreclosure

Two systems. Which one is aimed at your house, and why?

Understanding it

Dreading missed payments: How many to foreclosure?

The law counts days, not payments. The edge is farther than you fear.

Understanding it

Unsure about how a short sale works?

Every step explained, from the hardship letter to the leftover debt.

Keeping your home

Wondering how to save your house from foreclosure

The real levers that stop a foreclosure are closer than you think

Keeping your home

Falling behind on mortgage payments and scared

The map of what to do the moment payments start slipping

Selling as a way out

Considering selling, hoping to rent back my home

The options and legal support to help you rent back your home.

Selling as a way out

Tired: can I give my house back to the bank

Handing it back is real. Let's make sure it’s best for you.

Selling as a way out

Afraid you can't sell for less than you owe

A guide of everything you need to know when selling underwater

Selling as a way out

Anxious you can’t sell before foreclosure

A clear declaration of when you can and when you cannot sell

Selling as a way out

In foreclosure: unsure how to sell the right way

A walkthrough of the major items you need to get this done

Understanding it

Worried foreclosure will ruin your credit

Seven years, but the clock started earlier and recovery starts sooner.

Understanding it

Hesitant to know: pre-foreclosure vs foreclosure

The difference between the two, and why it changes your timeline.

Understanding it

Uneasy about a Rule 120 hearing: what it means

What that court notice actually is, and the narrow things it decides.

Understanding it

Credit bid: the term nobody explained to you

Why you might still owe money after the auction, in plain words.

Understanding it

You don't have to navigate foreclosure alone

A calm walkthrough of the whole process, start to finish.

Keeping your home

The worry it's too late to stop your foreclosure

Every deadline, walked backward from the sale date.

Protecting yourself

You deserve to know if a home offer is fair

How to tell a real offer from a lowball before you sign.

Protecting yourself

Wronged by foreclosure scams: how to spot them

The common traps, and how to catch someone taking advantage.