Some homeowners, when facing the threat of a potential financial hardship, decide that their current house is just too expensive and will most likely become a target of foreclosure. The homeowners may not be behind yet, but they know there will be a loss of income or their mortgage payment will reset to a higher payment that they can not afford. So, there is often a tendency to purchase a new, smaller home before the crisis occurs and allow the old home to be taken away by foreclosure. In some cases, this is not such a bad idea.

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