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It has probably happened to you before. In fact, it’s pretty common. The short sale negotiation process goes on too long, the short sale contract...
As part of the short sale process, short sale lenders conduct appraisals or Broker Price Opinions (BPOs) on the subject properties. In the wild...
I’m a little bit embarrassed to admit to this, but during my daily drives to and from the office (about 25-30 minutes each day),...
Admit it. You probably never used the word escalate before we ventured into our most recent stint with distressed properties. Now, the word escalate...
A successful short sale closing is like a recipe for mole poblano. Are you familiar with mole poblano? It’s a chocolate-tinged sauce made famous in the colonial days...
People say that I have a shoe fetish. I’ve even been accused of that fetish by folks who read my articles regularly. Yes, I’m a...
Unhappy campers working short sales Agents, home sellers, and homebuyers continually complain about their short sale transactions. It’s no surprise to me when I...
How to Be Productive I’ve recently had some trouble with one of our short sale closings. The approval letters had been obtained (for the...
How to Avoid Short Sale Trouble Have you ever seen The Music Man? If so, than you may remember the lyrics “Ya got trouble,...
Buyers and Short Sales If I had a dollar for every short sale transaction that didn’t close on time, I’d be rich. Rich, I...
Dealing with the Second Lien Holder At my speaking engagement last week in San Marcos, California, one of the Realtors® asked me to share...
I recently conducted a short sale workshop at a local Realtor® board. There were 120 registrants; the room capacity was 100, and only fifty...
Does the mortgage lender really care? As the owner of a local real estate brokerage and affiliated third party short sale negotiation company, I...
Tough Real Estate Transactions Have you ever had a transaction that sucks all of your time and physically drains you? I’ve had a few...
Understand the types of buyer financing A Realtor® friend of mine called the other day to discuss a dilemma surrounding her short sale listing....
Learn about investors I’ve been known to say that after you negotiate a few hundred short sale transactions, you really know and understand more...
I have a confession to make. I lost my cool the other day when I was calling a short sale lender. I probably hadn’t...
The short sale process at Chase Bank When you process and negotiate short sales en masse like I do, you begin to notice specific...