You Walk Away
YouWalkAway.com, also known as You Walk Away, is a company that helps homeowners facing foreclosure through intelligent strategic default. YouWalkAway is based in San Diego, California.[1] [2] [3]
About YouWalkAway.com
Jonathan Maddux and Chad Ruyle formed YouWalkAway.com in 2007. The company’s goal is to help homeowners navigate through a foreclosure while fully understanding their options and rights. For a fee the company provides tools, resources, legal and tax help, support and peace of mind[4].
YouWalkAway.com has been featured in Good Morning America, 60 Minutes, CNNMoney.com , ABC Nightline, The Today Show on NBC, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, NPR, Fortune Magazine, Time Magazine,[5] The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today amongst others[6]
YouWalkAway.com developed a strategic default calculator that was featured on a New York Times blog post[7] and helps homeowners calculate the savings they would have by getting out of an underwater mortgage.
References
- ^ Leland, John (February 29, 2008). "Facing Default, Some Walk Out on New Homes". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us/29walks.html. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ "Buying a New Home When You Haven't Sold the Old One". Fox Business. May 11, 2010. http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2010/05/11/buying-new-home-havent-sold-old/. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ Vespereny, Cynthia (March 16, 2008). "Mortgage troubles leave borrowers, banks in bind" (in Latest numbers show foreclosure filings rising dramatically in Missouri, nationwide). St. Louis Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2008/03/17/focus3.html?page=2. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ "About YouWalkAway". Youwalkaway.com. http://www.youwalkaway.com/about/. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ Kiviat, Barbara (June 19, 2008). "Walking Away From Your Mortgage". Time. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1816472,00.html. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ "YouWalkAway Press". Youwalkaway.com. 2011-02-15. http://www.youwalkaway.com/press-room/. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ Saranow, Jennifer (2010-01-27). "Strategic Default Calculator". Bucks.blogs.nytimes.com. http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/should-you-walk-away-from-your-mortgage/. Retrieved 2011-08-20.