Send us the short version
Tell us the state, what happened and the best way to reach you.
Reach a specialist
500 N State College Blvd, Ste 1100, Orange, CA 92868
Who you are contacting
A private organization of post foreclosure specialists and advocates.
Use this page when you want a person to look at one specific sale: a foreclosure auction or a tax sale, and the question of whether money was left over and who is entitled to it. Claimants are helped in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The checklist below is what makes a first conversation useful instead of a round of guessing.
Ways to reach a specialist
| Method | Best for |
|---|---|
| Phone or text message, at the number printed in the header and footer of every page | A deadline that is close, or a letter you want to read out to someone |
| The claim review form | Setting out the facts in order, at any hour, including sale dates and names on the deed |
| The form on this page | A general question that does not fit the review, or a follow-up on something already sent |
| Post | Copies of notices, deeds or probate papers. Send copies and keep your originals |
A text message is easier to act on when it carries your name, the property address and the hours a call back will actually reach you.
What to have in front of you
- The address of the property that was sold, including the county if you know it.
- The approximate date of the sale. A month and a year are enough to begin.
- Any letter about the sale or the money, with its envelope, whether it came from a trustee, a court, a county office or a recovery company.
- The names that were on the deed, and whether any of those owners has died.
- Anything you have already signed with another company.
A missing item is not a reason to wait. Claim windows in some states are only weeks long, and the date usually runs from a notice that was mailed to the address of the house that was sold.
What happens after you write
- A specialist reads what you sent and gets back to you at the number or address you gave.
- The sale is located in the public record, the price paid is set against the debt that was foreclosed, and the office holding any surplus is identified: a trustee, a clerk of court, a county fund or a state unclaimed property program.
- You are told what the records show and which deadline applies. Sometimes the answer is that no surplus exists, and sometimes it is that the claim is straightforward, in which case how to qualify explains what we would need to move it.
- Nothing proceeds until you decide. If you go ahead, the completion fee and every advanced cost are written into an agreement before any filing is made.
Keep the first message short
What happened, where, and roughly when. That is the whole of a good first message. Leave out your Social Security number, bank account details and images of identification, none of which any form here asks for. Those documents belong to a later stage, after an agreement exists.
If another company is pressing you to sign something today, read how to test an offer before you reply to them, and say in your message that a signing deadline is being pushed at you. The FAQ answers the common questions without waiting for a call back.
Questions about contact
Yes. The address leads to the recorded deed or the court file from the sale, and those name the trustee or the court and show what the buyer paid. Everything else can be gathered from there.
Yes. Say how you are related to the owner. If the owner has died, give the date of death and say whether there is a will, a trust or an open probate case, because that decides who is able to sign a claim.
No. A claim review carries no out-of-pocket expense, and if the numbers show there is nothing to claim you will be told that instead of being signed up.
Say so in the first line and give the date on the notice you received. Short windows are common, and the order of work changes when one is closing.