If in fact you used your home as "collateral" for a friend's student loan, that means a mortgage or deed of trust was executed for the loan amount and placed of record. If that did not happen, then your property was not used as collateral. You can confirm that by having an attorney (or an agent of a title company) inspect the public records to confirm the status. If there is a mortgage or deed of trust placed of record on your property, you will be unable to sell it without paying off the liens.
Answered on Feb 27th, 2012 at 7:41 PM