Stanislaus County Short Sales in Four "Easy" Steps

Step 1: Find a Realtor® to list your home.  

That sounds easy enough doesn't it?  Actually this is probably the most important step.  Most people know someone that sells real estate or we know someone that knows someone that sells real estate.  If you are facing foreclosure and have to list your home as a Stanislaus County Short Sale you need to find someone that has experience listing and SELLING Stanislaus County Short Sales.  Did you notice that the word SELLING is bold and red?  

Any agent can LIST your home as a Stanislaus County Short Sale but are they up to the task of getting it sold as a Stanislaus County Short Sale?  You want to find a full time agent that specializes in short sales.  You also want an agent that has some advanced training in what it takes to get Stanislaus County Short Sale approved and SOLD.   And just taking a class two years ago might not be enough.   Things are changing in the short sale market place almost daily.  Has your agent taken any follow up classes or seminars?  

There are lots of classes and webinars that an agent can take to get up to speed on short sales.   The one that I found the most valuable is the Certified Distressed Property Expert.  The CDPE classes have armed me with tons of knowledge and tools to allow me to list and sell your home as a Stanislaus County Short Sale.   CDPE also has ongoing training and webinars to keep me up to date.   I have attended several webinars through CDPE that have helped to keep me up to date on all the changes going on with short sales.  Several of the webinars have featured people from some of the largest banks in the country explaining their short sale processes.   Most of the big banks are working with CDPE to make short sales quicker and more streamlined.  I have short sale check lists for Wells Fargo, Citi, Chase and Bank of America that CDPE created by working directly with those banks. 

So if you are behind in your mortgage payment or soon will be, Step 1 is where you need to start.   You need to find a Stanislaus County Short Sale Specialist like myself to get your home LISTED and SOLD.  I have also sold Merced County Short Sales and San Joaquin County Short Sales and would be happy to answer your questions.  Call me today at 209-633-2839 for a confidential, no cost, no obligation consultation.  I look forward to hearing from you.

Tomorrow, Part 2: Getting All The Documents Together