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Transcript: Intro Speaker: It’s time for KellyCanHelp hosted by Jeff Kelly, Attorney at Law with the law office of Jeffrey B. Kelly. And now here’s Jeff Kelly. Jeff Kelly: Hello, this is Jeff Kelly. And in today’s episode, I want to answer the question, is it possible to lose your home in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case? And the answer is yes. You know, this current real estate market is unbelievable. I’ve, I’ve been in practice since 1998. And I’ve never seen anything like it. I’ve never seen a real estate market where somebody in Rome, Georgia can put a house on the market and it sells within a week. So, because of that real estate values have become very problematic for chapter 7 clients. Let me give you an example. Let’s say you have somebody who, you know, 10 years ago, they bought a house for $100,000. And today, the tax assessor says it’s worth 120 Well, that wouldn’t be a problem. In in Georgia, a single person can exempt $21,500, a married couple can exempt $40-43,000. So when when could it become a problem? Jeff Kelly: Well, for one thing, even though the tax assessor says the house might be worth 120,000, it’s possible that it’s worth more, and a chapter 7 trustee. They are not bound by what the tax assessor says they’re not bound by what Zillow says, you know, honestly, they’re not even bound by what an appraiser says, a chapter 7 trustee has a strong incentive to sell your house if they can make money off of it. That’s, that’s how chapter 7 ...
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