Mortgage difficulty while preparing this sale
Start with the house you actually own: parcel details, current condition, access, and the move you need to make. Compare a direct purchase with preparing your Burlington property for the open market.
The mortgage question in this seller situation
If loan payments are also difficult, take the current loan statement to a housing counselor alongside the Burlington property packet. Keep the servicer discussion separate from buyer access and cleanout requests. A condition review supplies no answer about a mortgage-assistance application or a notice deadline.
Keep the property decision documented
Compare the direct proposal with a listing in the current condition. Ask which inspections remain open and whether cleaning, personal property or outbuilding contents change the proposal. A short preparation list is useful only if those responsibilities appear in the agreement.
Reach independent Washington help
Contact your servicer through the number on a verified statement. The Washington Foreclosure Fairness Program explains free housing counseling and the counselor or attorney referral route for mediation. Call 1-877-894-HOME (4663). Eligibility and deadlines need individual review; homeowners cannot self-refer to that program.
Keep all pages of notices, later correspondence and dated contact notes. The CFPB counselor finder and Northwest Justice Project legal-help page provide independent starting points.
If you also request an offer
Washington Home Solutions LLC operates this website as a prospective property buyer. We are not a law firm, mortgage servicer or HUD-approved counseling agency. An inquiry or purchase agreement does not itself postpone a trustee sale. A proposed purchase depends on authority, title, price, funding and timing.
Follow this property's sale process and keep your preparation worksheet alongside, rather than in place of, qualified assistance.
Official program information checked September 8, 2026. General preparation information; no attorney or housing-counselor review is implied.