Job loss or lost income

Selling Your House After a Job Loss

Losing a job can put a mortgage in danger fast. The sooner you plan, the more options you have.

Get Your Fair Cash Offer

No obligation. A member of our local team will reach out to talk it through.

Rather talk it through? Call (608) 523-9807

24 hrs
Typical cash offer
7 days
Fastest closing
$0
Commissions or fees
We pay
Your closing costs

Options Before Payments Are Missed

Call your servicer, ask about forbearance, check unemployment.

Unemployment and Your Mortgage

Small blue-sided house with front steps in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A house in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

If payments do get missed, here’s roughly what happens. Late fees start after the grace period. Your servicer has to try to reach you and send written information about your options in the first 45 days or so. Under federal rules, the first foreclosure filing on your home generally can’t happen until you’re more than 120 days behind. In Wisconsin, foreclosure then goes through the courts.

Our page on being behind on mortgage payments walks through each stage in more detail.

When Selling Is the Right Call

If you cannot cover the payments for long, selling protects your equity. See our page on falling behind on mortgage payments.

How it works

Sell Your House in Three Simple Steps

1. Tell us about the house

Call (608) 523-9807 or fill out the short form. We will ask about the property, its condition and your timeline.

2. Get a fair cash offer

We usually present a no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours, based on the location, condition and recent nearby sales.

3. Pick your closing date

Close at a local title company in as little as 7 days, or on the date that works for you. We pay the closing costs.

Frequently Asked Questions

We’ve put together the questions sellers ask us most. If yours isn’t listed, call us at (608) 523-9807 and we’ll answer it.

Maybe. Compare options first.

Not automatically. Talk to your servicer and a housing counselor first. If the numbers won’t work long-term, selling before you fall far behind protects your equity.

Yes. Past-due amounts are paid from the sale at closing.

As quickly as 7 days when the title is clear.

Ready for a No-Obligation Cash Offer?

Call SWP Home Buyers at (608) 523-9807 or tell us about your house online.