Probably. However, if it's a short sale, the lender will have to approve the sale. If it's not a short sale, they really don't care, they just want the money they are owed.
By paying your mortgage payments on time.
He is not going to be notified by the mortgage comany unless he is on the loan. He could pick up your mail and read it though. You will also start receiving letters from various law firms in your area regarding the foreclosure which again he might find especially if he is still in the home.
A mortgage in default can be foreclosed no matter how many times you quitclaim it around the family. Every person who receives the property by a quitclaim deed takes it subject to the mortgage. You may slow down the process a little and add to the costs of the foreclosure but the foreclosure rides on the person who had title at the time of the mortgage. THEY gave an interest in the property to the bank in exchange for cash. If the cash was not paid back the bank is going to take possession of the property. Subsequent owners only need to be given notice of the proceeding.
Yes, it could. Any lien holder can initiate the foreclosure process - so if your 2nd mortgage goes into default, the mortgage company could choose to start foreclosure proceedings based on the default.
Yes, but contact your mortgage company and make the arrangements. Lenders always prefer making arrangements rather than going into foreclosure because they lose money on every house foreclosed on.
Help with what, exactly? I'm honestly not sure what you expected to happen. Did you think the mortgage company was just going to say "shoot, the guy on the mortgage died, I guess we're just out several hundred thousand dollars"? No. They're legally entitled to seek to recover the balance due on the mortgage from your husband's estate (which may effectively be "you"). The first step would be to contact the mortgage company and find out what you need to do to get out of foreclosure. If the house is actually foreclosed upon, you're out on the street in pretty short order (usually you have three days after the property is sold at auction before the new owner can send the sherriff in to forcibly evict you), so you'll want to do this RIGHT NOW to try to stop things from going that far. If the mortgage company doesn't want to work with you, then bankruptcy is one option. That would put a hold on any foreclosure proceedings until the bankruptcy is resolved. You'll need an attorney for this, and the attorney will be able to explain the details of exactly how it works.
Your son can only sell his own interest in the property if you are a co-owner. However, he will have trouble finding a buyer for his interest because the bank is taking possession of the property by foreclosure. His selling of his interest would not stop the foreclosure unless his buyer paid all the outstanding debt on the mortgage. If he did find a buyer the buyer would become a co-owner with you. He cannot sell your interest. The foreclosure will affect your credit record as well as his.
Yes, definitely there is a life after foreclosure, you should find a reasonable place to live, and clear all your debt under your name. Remember that the foreclosure is an outcome of whatever underlying crisis is going on in your life that either impacted your income or caused expenses that made your mortgage unaffordable.
In theory you can get a new mortgage anytime, but it is going to be more dependent on your credit score, how much equity you have, and your mortgage payment history over the past 12-months. Your grading will be determined by how long ago you filed the BK and how long ago the foreclosure was filed, but you should be able to qualify for a new mortgage loan.
What are you going to use as a basis for eviction? The answer is no you cannot.
The executor is not personally liable for anything. The estate is liable for all of the debts. If the executor is going to inherit anything, there may not be anything for them to get.
If you didn't sign the mortgage then the bank can't come after you for payment in the case of a default. However, they can foreclose on the mortgage and take possession of the property notwithstanding the quitclaim deed to you.