Marta Lemus of San Ysidro is on the verge of losing her house of six years to her bank. Or maybe not. The 58-year-old and her husband had difficulty paying their monthly mortgage after she lost her ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...