Interesting that they were last minute listings here in the Palm Springs, CA area.  One in North La Quinta and the other in West Indio..both had Sale Dates set of approx. 21 days out.  Both Sellers had been denied Loan Mods and were at wits end and OVER the banks!

Chase has always been tough for me,…

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Short Sale Sellers; Check your Listing Agents' References! 

Had a listing appointment last week with a potential Short Sale Seller.  He is only 30 days delinquent and his property is spectacular..truly stunning.  The Location is very questionable for a home of this magnitude…

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Palm Springs, California had some interesting sales statistics for June, 2011.  What intrigued me is that my own Sales number almost directly reflect what the CDAR report states..my own business is running almost equal between Equity Sales and Distressed Sales.  The Equity Sales seem to be in the higher end, which means that median number they always throw around should be going up..if other Agents are seeing the same thing I…

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Closed another Short Sale in Rancho Mirage, California.  Recorded yesterday for $265,000.  Bank of America notes at approximately $485,000.  

 

My Seller is a lovely woman who LOVED this condo.  She and her husband spent many happy years there.  Her husband died a couple years ago, and it just became too emotional for her to live there.  Emotional as well as expensive.  She finally gave in and decided to short sale it with me. 

 

My Buyer is a Canadian who was…

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Short Sale in Indian Wells, Calif......APPROVED!  Just received my approval letter yesterday on this one.  From List to 8/15 COE will be approx. 120 days.  It is intriguing to me how some Short Sales sail along and others..seemingly very similar to my eyes, get stuck.  This one is a vacation home for my Seller.  He has two loans with Bank of America.

Primary Loan:  $417,000 due

Second:  $206,000.

APPROVED Sales Price:  $465,000. 

 

I wrote…

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It really doesn't matter how experienced you are as a Short Sale List Agent. It doesn't matter how many CLOSED references you have..again as a Short Sale List Agent.  When it comes to approval, it is a complete crap shoot with the Negotiator holding all the dice.

I can tell from the first e-mail exchange, and often phone conversation if they won't e-mail, whether or not I am dealing with a sane Negotiator. 

The WORST negotiator I have ever had in the past 5 years was a Chase…

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If you like the rush, the careening highs and crashing lows that makes your Adreneline course through your veins like you've being chased by an unknown intruder..try a Short Sale!  What a rush!  What a ride!  Kind of like a huge roller coaster zipping along....up, then down..back up, then down..yippee!

 

Even if you're a list agent used to the…

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How does the progress of Short Sales compare with stages of a business cycle? Okay, granted, a Short Sale is not a product or a service that a business would seek yet shouldn't it run perhaps parallel to or in sync with the stages of a business cycle?

Stage 1 - Start up or creation.



Short Sales pretty much became a picture of the Real Estate market a few…

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The Star Tribune, a newspaper in Minneapolis, recently ran a story about loan modifications. Here is an excerpt from the article:







“Many people who sought help under a federal program created to keep them from losing their homes are instead getting saddled with huge, unexpected bills.







Thousands… Continue

This is one of the first questions potential short sale sellers ask us. “I heard of something called “forgiveness of debt income and that it is taxable. How does that work?” they ask.







The following article is my personal opinion only. I recommend that you consult with a competent legal or tax… Continue

The Stop Foreclosure Institute recently received a question from Richard. “I accepted a job transfer and had to move. Unfortunately we were upside down on the house.







I decided to rent it out rather than short sale it. The renters just moved out. I just checked the house. They trashed it!







I could rent the house out again,… Continue

We get this question a lot from people. “I am upside down and need to move. I would like to buy another home. Can I do that?” they ask us.







Today they can. FHA (the Federal Housing Administration) has a new program that enables you to short sale your existing home and buy a new home at today’s reduced prices.…







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The Stop Foreclosure Institute recently received a question from Jennifer. She is having a hard time selling her home.











“I have had my house for sale for a little while, but it hasn’t sold. No buyers have come to look at it. At first I thought the price was fair. But, now that no one has come to see the home, I am beginning to… Continue

Loan modifications have become a joke. People get turned down for no reason at all.







People really want to keep their home, but just can't figure out what to do. The loan modification negotiators realize how desperate the homeowners are. They use their power over the person to take an ego trip.







Discover how other sellers successfully did a short sale to avoid foreclosure by clicking… Continue