short sales: Short sales are not "Get out of Jail Free" cards! - 08/13/08 05:26 AM
There seems to be a growing trend among home sellers that a short sale is a marketing technique to sell their homes and not the pre-foreclosure, last resort action that it is. I have a feeling that short sales are becoming so prevalent in the marketplace they are just being accepted (12 comments)
short sales: End of the short sale road but they all said "oooh" - 06/18/08 05:01 AM
I think I have reached the end of the short sale road for one of my listings. I have done about all I could do for him. We listed it for a good price, found a buyer, worked out the offer, and even fought through the short sale with the bank (3 comments)
short sales: A controversy perhaps? - 06/04/08 05:37 AM
I do a lot of short sales from the seller's side, and I have a problem with some of our conventional wisdom about disclosure. I have been taught throughout my career that when you represent a seller you should take care of your client by getting the best price for their (6 comments)
short sales: Whats all the fuss about short seller sales? I just did one! - 03/19/08 05:52 PM
They are not so hard, these short seller sales! As a matter of fact I just did one and it was way easier than working with tall sellers. It always hurts my neck to keep looking up to them. Plus, I always feel like the tall sellers are looking down on (10 comments)
short sales: Behind in your mortgage payments? Beware the Knight in shining armor (part 2) - 02/28/08 05:16 PM
Sometimes you think that if you call a professional if you have a problem you will get help, right? What if that person was looking out for themselves, and not you? That would not be a good thing for you. One of the newest games in the real estate market is (4 comments)
short sales: Behind in your mortgage payments? Beware the Knight in shining armor (part 1) - 02/27/08 05:24 AM
What is it about misfortune that brings all the schemers and crooks out of the woodwork? You are already behind in your payments on your home and along comes a person with a great idea to save you. Beware the night in shining armor or the mess they will get you (3 comments)
short sales: Behind in your mortgage payments? Help is available (part 2) - 02/15/08 07:35 AM
If you have followed my previous advice and exhausted all your options with your lender than it may be time to move to step 2.The hardest thing to do is to admit that you have a problem and need help. However, if you can't save your home and the foreclosure is (2 comments)