Short Sale Tips

Close Short Sales Fast – Follow Up Quickly

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Are you having trouble getting your short sales closed? Do you think that they take forever to process? Do your buyers walk when you have finally obtained your approval letter? This is article number five in a series of 10 articles about the Top Ten Tips for Getting Your Short Sales Closed. Tip 1: Get Educated [...]

May 16, 2012 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Negotiation Tip: Get Other Liens Released Early

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Are you having trouble getting your short sales closed? Do you think that they take forever to process? Do your buyers cancel when you have finally obtained your approval letter? This is article number four in a series of 10 articles about the Top Ten Tips for Getting Your Short Sales Closed. Tip 1: Get Educated [...]

May 9, 2012 1 comment CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Short Sales and Closing Cost Credits

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I think that there is no question that in many parts of the United States (San Diego County included) it’s a seller’s market again. Just a few weeks ago an agent in my office received 24 offers on his short sale listing, and another property got 10 offers the very same weekend. When reviewing short [...]

May 7, 2012 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Another Spicy Tip for Getting Your Short Sale Closed

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Are you having trouble getting your short sales closed? Do you think that they take forever to process? Do you buyers when you have finally obtained your approval letter? This is article number three in a series of 10 articles about the Top Ten Tips for Getting Your Short Sales Closed. Tip 1: Get Educated [...]

May 2, 2012 7 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Spicy Tip for Effective Short Sale Processing

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Over the next several weeks, we will be providing you with ten sizzling hot tips for effective and efficient short sale processing. Having processed approximately 1000 short sales through our office, we know what it takes to get the job done. And, if you take advantage of these hot tips provided to you in the [...]

April 18, 2012 7 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

How to Write a Hardship Letter

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There are many reasons that prospective short sale sellers need to participate in a short sale. Most of these reasons include some sort of hardship. And, most short sale lenders, these days, will require a hardship letter as part of the short sale package. The most common hardships that appear on hardship letters are: 1) [...]

April 2, 2012 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

How to Fight a Bad BPO

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I’m not going to say that I am super strong. I’ve done some martial arts and some kickboxing, but if I hit you, I probably wouldn’t take you to the floor. Nevertheless, I know the best way to fight a bad Broker Price Opinion (BPO). I can knock that baby to the floor in three [...]

March 5, 2012 4 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

How to Stop a Foreclosure

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I suppose this article could also be entitled, “How NOT to Stop a Foreclosure.” I received a call recently from an agent who took a short sale listing on a home that was dangerously close to foreclosure. That is, the borrowers had missed upwards of eight payments, and the lender had already filed all of [...]

February 20, 2012 2 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →