Everyone knows that debt is the worst four-letter word in the English language. Yet, everyone seems to fall into its trap at some point in their journey on this rock we call home. Maybe you were young and dumb and ran up credit card debt on frivolous things or it is possible you were laid off from your job and had to use those credit cards to survive. No matter the reason everyone has been there or is there and deserves to know solutions to get out.
Debt Settlement
If you are currently in debt and either behind on payments or barely able to make them, debt settlement is one option you may want to look into. It is where you will hire a financial company to contact your debtors and negotiate a lump sum that you can pay for the creditor to completely forgive your debt. If you have ever had an account go into collections, it is very common for a collection agency to reach out to you with an offer similar to this. The offer might be if you pay 60 percent of the original debt to them. Then they will just write off the rest of it as a loss.
What You Can Do To Make It Faster
There are certain measures you can take to make the debt settlement process go faster. The most obvious thing is making sure the financial company that you hire to represent you is the best one you have access to. Do your research and be diligent when picking one. Make sure that you read every customer review on the company you can find. These reviews help to give you a real idea of what you can expect if you chose that company to represent you.
Before you even journey to look for a financial company to represent you in negotiations with your debtors to make debt settlements, you must have access to a large lump sum of money. You can find the best company to represent you and they can work out a wonderful settlement to clear your debt, but if you are not able to pay that amount you are back at square one.
So make sure you have the money before starting this journey. It is also important to remember that this company is not going to help you for free so you need to make sure you can also afford their services in addition to the money you have put aside to pay off your debt. If you do not have a lump sum of money ready to use this is not the option for you.
The last thing you can do to make the process of debt settlement go faster is to have all your information gathered. Make sure that you know your current balances and/or payoffs on all your debt. Also, make sure you know how far behind you are on any payment to any of your debtors. The financial company you choose to represent your interest will need all this info to decide how to navigate the negotiations with each of these companies. Keep in mind every debtor will not be open to negotiating your debt but most will.
Now you know how to speed up the debt settlement process. Make sure you are diligent and do your homework when choosing a company to represent you. You will want to make sure you have the best people on your team. Don’t forget that you will need to have a large sum of money available to you to go this route and this is not the right option for everyone. Reach out to a professional who will walk you through all your options to make sure you choose the easiest route for you and before you know it you will have the peace of mind of being debt-free.
