Michigan allows a 6-month redemption period after the house goes to Sheriff's Sale, also known as foreclosure auction. The owner of the foreclosed house can continue to live in the house during that time. At the end of the six-month period, the bank expects the owner to move out and will serve an eviction notice if the owner is still in the house.
From what I understand they have to move immediately .
Till the cops evict you.
Would depend on the formalities of the jurisdiction, including get the sherrif to evict.
A foreclosed home can take seven years before it is taken off your credit report. You can build your credit back up in about three years if you continue to pay all your bills on time.
As long as you keep feeding it
It depends on the lender, but can be as little as two or three weeks. Rather than trying to guess, call them and find out what the process will be.
It depends on your state foreclosure laws. They are so backed up with foreclosures right now that it can be quite a while. I have seen as long as 16 months in Florida.
You may be able to enjoy your home so long as the bank delays its foreclosure process -- or you can pay your mortgage and sleep better at night.
Until the lien is paid.
A home that you do not intend to live in, in a long term basis.
6 months from the sheriff's sale date.
If you are in the market for buying cheap homes, some of the lowest cost housing you can look for are homes that have been foreclosed on in the recent past. When these homes are sitting in the bank's hands, the bank is often eager to have the home sold as soon as possible so that they no longer need to pay the taxes on that home. Remember, the bank is actually losing money when it is sitting on a home that they have foreclosed on, so you have a lot of room to negotiate, as long as there are not many other bidders doing the same.