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Short Sales are BACK!

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GUESTS: 
Bryant Tutas 
407-873-2747 
Co-founder of www.ShortSaleSuperstars.com. Working Short Sales every day all day.

Real Estate Broker and Owner of Tutas Towne Realty. A virtual Real Estate company specializing in listing and selling Short Sales and REO properties in the Central Florida Area.

Finding solutions that get your property “sold” is what I do.

Folks, if you need to sell your home then give me a call today and let’s talk! 407-873-2747 All calls are confidential. I can help……

….if you’re facing foreclosure. www.CentralFloridaShortSales.com 
….if you need to sell a Holiday Home. www.BuyProperty.ning.com 
….expose your property to over 500 web sites. www.TutasTowneRealty.com 
….educate you on current market conditions. www.BrokerBryant.com

Mike Linkenauger 
904-733-4911

Main website http://www.short-sale-specialists.com

Short Sale Websites - www.ShortSaleHosting.com
Mike got his start in Real Estate in 2005 at the young age of 26. He immediately established himself as a top producer in the Jacksonville, FL market, moving into the top 1% of agents his first year in the business. As the Florida housing market became depressed in 2007, Mike shifted his focus and immediately found a calling in assisting home owners with a short sale. In no time he amassed an inventory of over 100 short sale listings and quickly established himself as one of the top short sale agents in the State of Florida. As his online presence grew, homeowners from other parts of Florida began contacting him for guidance with a short sale and to be connected with a local short sale agent.

Assuming an Existing FHA Loan

Most mortgages have a requirement that the loan must be paid in full when the property is sold. However, FHA offers a different option to the seller and buyer. It is possible for the buyer to take over the existing FHA mortgage from the current property owner. This is a very enticing offer for someone that has a mortgage with a great interest rate. Here are the guidelines for an assumable FHA mortgage.

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Review Existing Loan

The first thing you should do as a potential buyer is review the existing loan documents. Any loan that originated prior to December 1 in 1986 is allowed to go through a “simple assumption” procedure. This means the buyer does not have to qualify for the FHA mortgage. For loans that were originated on after the December date, the buyer will have to qualify for the loan just like any new borrower.

Negotiate a Price with the Seller

Most sellers would like to receive a large part of the equity they paid in to the mortgage over the years since they originated the loan. The price you can negotiate is really dependent on your ability to deal and the seller’s motivation for getting rid of the home. One thing that must be clear; the buyout amount given from buyer to seller cannot be financed in to the existing FHA mortgage. This is money that needs to be paid either in cash or with a loan separate from the mortgage.

It may be possible to convince the seller to finance the buyout amount. This would mean that you have two loans to repay in order to purchase the home.

Talk to a Mortgage Lender

Since you will likely have to qualify for an FHA mortgage loan, it is advisable to talk to a lender experienced with FHA loans. The lender can review your credit file, determine your monthly income per FHA guidelines and find out if you qualify for the loan.

Determine Current Loan Status

You need to find out if the current property owner is up to date on their mortgage payments. If there are any late payments, those payments are transferred to the new buyer. This can be rectified by either paying the amount necessary to get current or requesting a modification of the loan.

Inquire About Down Payment

Since FHA asks for a down payment equal to 3.5% of the price, this rule will apply to someone assuming the loan. In this case, the 3.5% is based on the existing loan balance.

If you are approved for the loan, you may proceed with the closing process. You should ask the lender to contact a local title agency to research the title to ensure there are no liens on the property other than the FHA mortgage. Additional liens will have to be paid in order to transfer the deed in to your name as owner.

It’s a sign of the times!

Most of us grew up thinking that if we planned well and played by the rules, we’d never have to stand by as our financial lives unraveled. Here in Phoenix, Arizona many owners have done Short Sales in order to Avoid Foreclosure.

 With the upheaval on Wall Street, unacceptable rates of unemployment and plummeting real estate values have taken their toll.  Since 2007, 7.9 million homeowners have lost their homes to foreclosure. Current estimates are that one in four homeowners owe more on their mortgages than they could get from the sale of their home. Millions more homes will be lost to foreclosurebefore this real estate crisis runs its course.

 The sad fact is that foreclosure is not an isolated event. For months leading up to the loss of a home, financially strapped homeowners live under a cloud of uncertainty.  And then for many years afterwards, the blow to credit gets in the way of buying another home or buying anything on credit. Foreclosureeven complicates employment prospects.

 The impact of foreclosure in Arizona is huge and the sad fact is that it’s often avoidable with other options and many cases it's usually a Short Sale.

As a real estate professional who has earned the Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) designation, my mission is to provide financially strapped homeowners with options to foreclosure, ensure that they steer clear of scams, and help navigate them through the solution that best meets their needs.

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Among the most important facts to keep in mind: the sooner help is sought, the better the options.

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These are tough times, but more help is available than ever before. If you or someone you care about is ready to navigate away from the dark cloud of an unmanageable mortgage and realize that hope and blue skies are within reach, contact me today and let’s get started.

 

There have been some recent numbers and percentages being released concerning different polls and surveys the National Association of Realtors has conducted.  These numbers work to paint a solid picture of what buyers really do care about in terms of their agent and how they are represented.

From the start you can say with certainty that people are not concerned about how technologically savvy you are or how many neat toys and gizmos you have.  What they do care about is that you can find the right home for them and deliver what they are searching for.

The majority care about you finding them the best home for them, while many also care about the negotiation.  They want you to be able to negotiate the best deal possible for them.

It would be ridiculous to say that Realtors these days are searching down homes for their clients…Sure you set up alerts and notifications of homes that match your buyers criteria and keep an eye out for a good match but gone are the days where an agent will sit down and search the MLS rigorously for your property?  Is it because the Realtor of today is unwilling to do this? No..any good agent will do this if needed. But it is because by the time the buyer contacts an agent they usually already have a stack of printouts from all the search sites of homes that they are interested in.  It then becomes the agents job and duty to find the “right” home for their clients.

I think the mark of a good agent is someone that can provide to the client exactly what they want as well as go way above and beyond their expectations.  Sure your job is to help them find the best home for them, but it is also to make sure that they are not taken advantage of, that they get the best deal possible on the home, that they are actually happy with the choice that they made and that they are excited about the process in general.

Providing the above and beyond service is what buyers really want.  They want to know that you care and that they have your attention.  Once you provide them with that, helping them find the right home is easy!

Tim Brown
Owner/Broker, Realtor®, ABR,CRS,CDPE®
Auctioneer NCAL#8560
Hines & Associates Realty
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Direct Line: 704-619-1008
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www.CarolinaHomes4Sale.com

Pardon my "newness". I have been trying to avoid short sales and now have given in to the reality that they aren't going away. So, I have been researching short sale agents in my area and have run across this statement on a couple of websites:

4. WHY WOULD I USE YOU TO HELP ME RATHER THAN MY RELATIVE THAT ALSO HAS A REAL ESTATE LICENSE?

Most banks will not stop the foreclosure process and start the short sale process until you have an offer on your home. We start the process by making an offer on your home. The key to a successful short sale is the BPO or Appraisal. The bank will determine what it will accept based on this number. Our team includes an appraiser and an experienced BPO agent that will provide the bank with this information and get the deal done.

IS THIS SOMETHING THAT IS NORMAL? Have I completely missed the boat here?