mce: Short Sale Education for Real Estate Agents in the News!! - 09/13/07 05:45 PM
Realtors team up to save homeowners from foreclosure
By OLGA CAMPOSKVUE News
Are you at risk of losing your home? Right now, a record number of people in Austin are facing foreclosure. Now a couple of Austin realtors are sharing their solution for saving homeowners from foreclosure.

KVUE News
As a … (2 comments)

mce: Short Sales: Addressing Lender Policies and Procedures - 09/06/07 09:17 PM
America's Home Rescue is making an effort to meet with a few of the top lending institutions with the primary focus of conveying and educating the lenders on what real estate agent's are experiencing on their end of a short sale transaction.  The Fed is placing a lot of pressure on … (1 comments)

mce: Short Sales: What is the distressed homeowner really saying? - 08/12/07 05:28 PM
Avoiding the Six Traps of Ineffective Listening in Short Sales
Most people don't realize that effective listening isn't something that comes naturally.  In fact, many real estate agents are too busy working Short Sales that are never going to close to begin with because of something they didn't hear or recognize in the … (2 comments)

mce: Without the right tools, it is inevitable that real estate agents will continue to struggle with Short Sales! - 08/12/07 01:49 PM
Short Sales!  Why are real estate agents turning their back on such an awesome business opportunity?
For the most part, real estate agents don't like the term "Short Sale"!  They see them as troublesome or problematic when, instead, given the current market conditions nationwide, they should be viewed as the ultimate niche opportunity in real estate … (3 comments)

mce: NEW!! The FIRST Comprehensive Instruction Guide for Real Estate Agents doing Short Sales - 08/12/07 01:37 PM
America's Home Rescue, based out of Austin, Texas, released their book titled "Short Sale Solutions: An Instruction Guide for Real Estate Agents" last Summer and the book has become a major hit for real estate agents working Short Sales across the country!  This is one of the first fully comprehensive instruction … (0 comments)

mce: Short Sale Math - Procure great offers...Save your commission!!! - 08/09/07 10:44 PM
Short Sales: Knowing Lender Thresholds for VA, FHA, and Conventional Loans = Saving Your Commission!!!
In working Short Sales, there are some numbers and calculations that are especially critical and knowing how to run these calculations will ultimately save you many headaches in the long-run.  For instance, the initial list price … (5 comments)

mce: Survey - Do you like or dislike Short Sales? - 08/09/07 09:36 PM
Fellow real estate enthusiasts...
America's Home Rescue, a leading nationwide provider of Short Sale and pre-foreclosure education and resources for real estate agents, is conducting research as to why real estate agents don't enjoy working Shorts Sales or as to why they actually like working this kind of transaction?  We want your honest opinion as to why you don't like working these … (7 comments)

mce: Short Sales: The 3 Biggest Frustrations Agents Have! - 07/30/07 10:53 PM
The three biggest frustrations agents have when doing Short Sales are as follows:
1. What does the bank need from me and my client in order for the bank to approve my client for a Short Sale?
2. How do I get all the Short Sale forms and checklists from the bank?
3. Once … (2 comments)

mce: Short Sale Solutions: Online Course for Real Estate Professionals? - 07/21/07 04:08 PM
America's Home Rescue will release an on-line course for real estate professionals on the subject of Short Sales and pre-foreclosures.  It would be 3 hours and would count toward continuing education credit.  Would you be interested in taking this course?  If so, why?
 Thank you
Michael Spickes
America's Home Rescue
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mce: What closing costs will most Short Sale lenders cover? (Can everyone read this thread?) - 07/12/07 04:51 PM
As part of the Short Sale or Pre-Foreclosure Program, the Short Sale lender will cover most all of the closing costs on behalf of the homeowner(s), as well as the real estate agent commissions.  Most lenders pay a total of 6% in agent commissions, however, we have encountered a few that … (8 comments)

mce: Short Sales: Before the bank will cooperate, a real estate agent must be involved! - 07/06/07 06:31 PM
Before the bank will cooperate, a real estate agent must be involved!
Here's where the problem lies. Most real estate agents don't know how to effectively facilitate a Short Sale transaction. Many don't even know what a Short Sale is. So many who attempt these transactions without the proper information have disastrous … (3 comments)

mce: Short Sales: Monthly Commission Analysis ~ What are the banks prepared to pay? - 07/06/07 03:41 PM
Banks are prepared to pay millions to real estate agents all over America!
Average Number of Foreclosures in a given area per month = 3,000
Average Commission per Short Sale = Dallas, Texas ($7,000) Or California - You're much higher!
40-70% of the homes going to foreclosure could be saved with a Short Sale!
Of a total … (0 comments)

mce: Short Sales: Weekly Review!! - 07/05/07 05:12 PM
America's Home Rescue is receiving an overwhelming amount of interest in all the Short Sale blog posts they have placed on Active Rain within the past week.  To date, here is a recap of all the posts focusing on Short Sales for Real Estate Agents.
Short Sales: The bank is telling me they … (0 comments)

mce: Short Sales: Your Emotional Nightmare OR a Great Business Opportunity? - 06/03/07 10:47 PM
We vote for a fantastic business opportunity to truly HELP people in need!  This is your greatest moment to create what might be considered the ultimate commission generating machine.  Here's what we consider the truth about these transactions.  Real estate agents, for the most part, would rather press the "Easy Button" when … (1 comments)

mce: Banks don't have the time to train agents on how to do a short sale! Who will? - 05/06/07 02:59 PM
The foreclosure crisis is a super hot topic these days!  When there's a huge crisis like this happening around the nation, it inevitably means there is the potential of homeowners being taken advantage of.  It seems that everyone, including investors and real estate agents, is attempting to procure a solution to … (0 comments)

mce: New for 2007!! Short Sale Solutions: An Instruction Guide for Real Estate Agents - 11/26/06 11:56 PM
 
Folks, wouldn't you all agree that when we, as a profession, are weak at providing a service, that it reflects poorly on all of us? Most of the education available on Short Sales is from investors to investors.  What about real estate agents? Nearly all mortgage banks require for the property to be listed for … (2 comments)

 
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