Stop paying, foreclosure lawyer advises

You have to give lawyer Mark Stopa points for bluntness. He's one of a number of Tampa Bay foreclosure defense attorneys who have been marketing a simple strategy: If you suspect foreclosure is imminent, stop making your monthly house payments. Hire a lawyer to frustrate the bank. Use the yearlong delay to build a nest egg with the deferred house payments. Enjoy living in the house mortgage-free. "The biggest mistake homeowners make is to keep paying when they know they're in trouble," Stopa said this week.

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