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 say. I’d...
Dealing with the Second Lien Holder At my speaking engagement last week in San Marcos, California, one of the Realtors® asked me to share my experiences...
Okay, I’m not gonna lie. It’s Spring Break and the family is heading out on a vacation—almost derailed by the government shutdown. But, what better time...
Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives I wrote a post a few weeks back that touched on pre-approved short sales. In it, I discussed the HAFA program—which does...
Short sale package demystified: While much has changed in the wacky world of short sales over the last three or four years, one thing is certain:...
A HAFA Refresher I was recently contacted by an agent who had just received her HAFA certification and wanted to know how to obtain those pre-approved...
Steps to Take when Receiving Short Sale Approval If you have ever received an approval letter for a short sale, then you have probably applauded yourself...
At the beginning of the year, I wrote about the top 11 ways to get a short sale approved in 2011. I then spent the next...
The other day at a short sale workshop, one of the agents in the audience asked, “How do I know if the bank is going to...
I recently conducted a short sale workshop at a local Realtor® board. There were 120 registrants; the room capacity was 100, and only fifty people showed....
“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” When the Queen asked the mirror this question, she was inquiring as to whom had...
As I consider how many buyers it takes to close a short sale, I remember the ad where the question is posed, “How many licks does...
One of the junior members of my family landed in the emergency room the other night—a skateboard trick gone awry. The triage nurse was asking question...
My apologies to William Shakespeare for butchering the title of his famous work. No iambic pentameter here! It’s just time to clear the air about settlement...
The settlement statement is an often-overlooked component of the short sale package. Whether you are inputting settlement statement information into Bank of America’s Equator system or...
As part of my ongoing journey providing tips and tools for agents working short sales, I wanted to give you with some additional tips for taking...
Last week, I wrote a short but sweet post that reviewed the Top Eleven Ways to Get Your Short Sale Approved in 2011. I didn’t spend...
If you’re an avid reader of my short sale posts, then you probably know just about everything there is to know about short sales. That being...
While I have probably touched on this point before, I cannot stress enough how important it is to do the leg work before taking a short...
Do you iron your own clothes? I mean, do your really press your own clothes with spray starch and the like? The other day I heard...
Do you remember the E ticket? Back in the day, when you went to Disneyland, you would purchase a ticket book that would provide you with...
Does the mortgage lender really care? As the owner of a local real estate brokerage and affiliated third party short sale negotiation company, I have seen...
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 of those....
How much does a short sale cost? Anyone who has received a Notice of Default or has missed a few payments on a mortgage gets lots...
Short sale approval letters play hard to get. Have you ever seen a happy dance? It’s probably not as well choreographed as anything on Dancing with...
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