Orange County · California

Sell Your Pre-Foreclosure House Fast in Fullerton

California uses a non-judicial deed of trust foreclosure process governed by Civil Code §2924 et seq., but it is more regulated and consumer-protective than most other non-judicial states — the California Homeowner Bill of Rights (Civil Code §§2923.4-2923.7, effective 2013 and updated since) requires a single point of contact, prohibits dual-tracking of foreclosure and loss mitigation applications, and mandates that no Notice of Default (NOD) be recorded until the borrower has been evaluated for a loan modification, a process that can add 30 to 60 days before the NOD clock even starts. Once the NOD is recorded, California provides a 90-day reinstatement period during which the borrower can cure the default by paying all arrears plus costs; after the 90-day period, the trustee can record a Notice of Trustee's Sale providing at least 21 days' notice before the actual sale, making the minimum total timeline from first missed payment to auction approximately five months in a fully compliant, uncontested non-judicial California foreclosure. California provides no statutory right of redemption after a trustee sale conducted under the power of sale in a deed of trust — once the trustee's deed is recorded, the former homeowner's rights end immediately, which despite California's longer NOD process makes the window to act after the sale is scheduled extremely narrow. In California's high-equity markets — particularly the Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego, and the Inland Empire — pre-foreclosure sellers can have enormous equity at stake, and a cash sale during the 90-day cure period allows a seller to capture that equity rather than watching it disappear at a trustee sale that commonly clears below appraised value.

• Stop foreclosure before it goes further
• Sell during the redemption period with more options
• NOD is far less damaging than a full foreclosure record
• Cash offer within 24 hours — we know local deadlines