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Dear Wells Fargo... Congratulations! You Bought a House for $8,000 less than offered!

Reblogger Gordon Sloan
Real Estate Agent with Group1 Real Estate, selling houses in Salt Lake City Utah

I found this post this morning and could not wait to share with all of our clients that have gone through the struggle of either buying or selling a short sale.

Particularly those that in the back of their minds have harbored the feeling that maybe the agent was not representing them as well as they would like.

Many frustrated home buyers can't believe that Banks will rush to foreclosure when ready, willing and able buyers are willing to own the banks problems.

Thanks Jennifer for letting us share your clever scenario.

 

Original content by Jennifer Prestwich 100026886

 

Dear Wells Fargo,

illustration of house in chains


Congratulations!  You've bought a house!  I know you are going to be very happy there.  The schools in the area have a great reputation.  What's more, there is a community pool, tennis courts, and an extensive trail system throughout the area's lakes and open space.  

Even though you have never seen the house or been inside - in fact, you aren't even in Colorado - I know that you will appreciate the 5 bedrooms and 4 baths.  The basement is set up perfectly for out of town guests, with its full bedroom and bath and large rec room.  I'm sure you will have a lot of visitors who will want to take advantage of your hospitality, so you'd better make sure you have plenty of towels!

And what a wise choice you have made, declining the short sale offer that was $8,000 more than what you have declared to be the opening bid at the foreclosure auction.  So shrewd.  I'm certain that the legal fees and holding costs and loss you are taking on the original loan are much, much less than that.  What an excellent business decision!

Plus, this house has so much room!  Not to mention a 3 car garage and large yard with a brick patio.  Oh, Wells - may I call you Wells? - imagine the warm summer days you will spend on the patio barbeque-ing with your friends.  Will you invite Bank of America?  And Citigroup?  And Chase?  

Enjoy your new home!  I can only imagine that when you saw this beauty come up in your loss mitigation files, you could hardly wait to move in.  Why else would you force this foreclosure auction when there is a valid offer in the works?  You knew the sellers were in dire straits when you got their hardship letter.  Loss of income?  Pish!  Terminal Cancer?  Tosh!  You wanted this house, and - by golly! - you got it.

Nice job.  Have fun at the auction!  Oh- and don't forget that you need to bring certified funds for the full amount of your winning bid.

Sincerely,

Jennifer

winking smiley face

Jennifer Prestwich, REALTOR®

Your Castle Real Estate

Comments(7)

Maggie McFarland
RE/MAX Pearland - Maggie McFarland - Pearland, TX
Pearland Realtor, Homes for Sale in Pearland Texas

Love this! I have had many frustrated buyers in the same boat! Thanks for sharing!

Jan 11, 2012 12:00 AM
LaNita Cates
REMAX of Joliet - Joliet, IL

THis is awesome Corie! Very entertaining this morning so thanks! Now if every Wells executive could actually receive a copy!

Jan 11, 2012 12:03 AM
Sally K. & David L. Hanson
EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI
WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

This is a heart breaker....and sooo unnecessary....hey Wells about "Recisson"...It CAN be done !

Jan 11, 2012 12:05 AM
Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

And then we have Jim Cramer stating: the federal government should outsource it's housing program to Wells Fargo.

If you would like here is the article: Jim Cramer: Outsource Federal Housing Programs To Wells Fargo on Linkedin.

Jan 11, 2012 12:07 AM
Randy & Nancy Selby
The Woodlands,TX Connect Realty.com - The Woodlands, TX

As I said in an earlier post this morning, what in the world are these banks doing? I have seen the same type of horrible business decisions down here in the Houston area. We Realtors would all be out of business if we made financial decisions like the banks do.

Jan 11, 2012 12:23 AM
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

This is great and thanks for the reblog. I've been down this road and even lost my buyers because they didn't think I knew what I was doing. No matter how I tried to explain the process and that the waiting was normal. In my case the banks took a 20K hit. If I did business like that I would be out of business, but then I don't have the American people at hand to bail me out. In my case, I had the listing side as well, and that file still sits on a table in my office. It's almost 6 inches thick due to the amount of paperwork we had to submit to the bank.

Jan 11, 2012 12:24 AM
Gordon Sloan
Group1 Real Estate, selling houses in Salt Lake City Utah - Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake Homes For Sale, Salt Lake Real Estate

Thanks to all for stopping by. The credit however should go to Jennifer for such a great post.

Jan 12, 2012 12:29 AM