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Can’t pay your mortgage? Why foreclosure may not apply

I intend to buy a house and currently shopping around for a mortgage firm with a friendly repayment plan. However, I have a feeling that most banks have employed smart marketers who only portray the positive side of their products and don’t talk about some underlying issues. For instance, none of them is ready to talk about foreclosure, which my online reading reveals can see my investment go up in smoke in case of default. Could you tell me more about foreclosure and how it is applied in the local market?

Frank, Nairobi.

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