- Name
- Chris Giddings
- Company
- Realty Executives of Nevada
- E-mail
- Contact Chris Giddings (Realty Executives of Nevada)
- Website
- http://shortsalesbychris.com/
- Office Phone
- (702) 940-8188
- Cell Phone
- (702) 481-3683
- Alt. Phone
- (800) 375-2634
- Fax
- (888) 391-6650
- Description
- 17 years experience: Bankruptcy, Short Sales, Pre-foreclosure, trustee sales, Sheriffs sales.
Rehabs and Fixers.
About Us:
Chris Giddings of Realty Executives of Nevada is a real estate professional. A licensed REALTOR® in Las Vegas who specializes in the pre-foreclosure market, Chris has established a solid reputation with homeowners who are in unique situations, such as falling behind on payments, filing bankruptcy, or wanting to sell properties that are worth less than their mortgage balances. (Short Sales) http://shortsalesbychris.com http://www.nevadahotproperties.com//
Chris has been conducting foreclosure transactions and training for the past 17 years, during which time he has represented clients from both sides of the process-the sellers who need to unload their properties and the buyers who want to invest in them.
Chris started his career working with investors seeking repossessed HUD houses or foreclosure deals from the public auction. "Many of my clients were looking to buy properties from the trustee sales, which meant the chances of seeing inside the property were slim," he says. "While this can be a scary investment, buying an auction property is a fantastic idea if you know what you're doing."
"In the past 17 years I have represented private investors, banks and homeowners throughout every step of the foreclosure process" he says. "Knowing the ins and outs of the entire process, as well as empathizing with the needs and timelines of all parties is the key to completing successful pre-foreclosure transactions."
"I've done my research on bankruptcy laws and procedures from a Real Estate point of view," he says. "And over the years, have successfully completed dozens of transactions through the bankruptcy courts. When I work with my clients' attorney, they quickly realize I understand the process and willingly open the doors of communication. Fully communicating with the bankruptcy attorney helps keep the transaction running smoothly."
"My main goal is to help homeowners avoid foreclosure and minimize damage to their credit. A bankruptcy on a credit report is one hurdle to overcome in a person's financial future, so is missed mortgage payments, but a foreclosure on one's credit makes it virtually impossible to qualify for a new home loan for a very, very long time."
While Chris' experience makes the short sale process appear seamless, he is quick to point out that there are many challenges and guidelines to follow. Therefore, when facing a potential short sale situation, he strongly urges buyers and sellers to use a real estate agent familiar with the process. "As many people know by now, short sales may require longer closing periods and a lot of patience on everyone's part. That is why it is important to work with a listing agent who has pre-negotiated the sale with the bank, pre-qualified the seller for the short sale, and who is able to shorten the length of the approval process." For these reasons, he advises agents unfamiliar with the process to seek assistance from an experienced agent, or refer their client to an experienced agent and collect a referral fee.
As a result of his pre-negotiating efforts, Chris provides a significant benefit to agents showing his listings to potential buyers. "I encourage agents to show our properties as prepackaged short sale listings, meaning we are already in communication with the banks, as a result, the response time can be as little as two weeks, as opposed to three months." "It is like reading a roadmap," Chris says. "Not only do we know the quickest path from point A to point B, we also know detours around roadblocks. We get a lot of referrals from real estate agents wanting to help their clients complete a short sale. These agents realize a short sale is a lot of additional labor if doing just one or two. For us, it becomes a more systematic process doing twenty or thirty. And the agent knows their clients are in good hands, the property will sell, and everyone wins."
Areas of Expertise
Short Sales, Pre- foreclosures, Trustee Sales, Sheriffs Sales, Post-Bankrutpcy Sales. R.E.O.
Testimonials
Chris helped us avoid foreclosure, negotiate over $100k off from our loan with the bank sell our property, and worked with our bankruptcy through all of this, This man is amazing, Louisa Las Vegas
We were behind on our house, The lender would not work with us, they were so impossible, Chris helped us get back on track with our house payments, we have saved our home and our pride, and he didnt take a dime! This guy must be an angel. Michael Las Vegas
Chris has shown me, for over 10 years, how to invest in real estate without taking from people in hardship. He has also helped me purchase property at auctions and handled the fix up marketing and sale of the property all ahead of the time he said he could do it in. this agent is good, knowlegable, honest and trustworthy. S. Holl.
What this guy doesnt know about bankruptcy and foreclosure is not worth knowing. K Gladwin.
Chris saved our home, helped us relocate and hgas continued to stay in touch with us over the years, he really is a nice person, Bevery and Russ, Las Vegas
Unbelivable negotiator, smooth and fair. R. Bassler.
Chris Giddings has helped me creat a huge net worth, Ive bought and sold over 20 properties not including the 24 unit apartment complex he found that payed me $5,000 a month after expenses. he worked with me on rents tenants and improvements. I'm continuing to do business with Chris every year as I have for over 12 years. Lynn, Vegas
Chris Giddings has always amazed me at his unique approach to doing business, out of the box? he doesn't even know he is in one! Downtown Steve, Las Vegas.
'Smooth Operator' . Las Vegas Life magazine.
Im a real estate agent and purchased one of Chris Giddings Listings, this agent was so cool to work with, when we hit a lending problem he had a solution within hours and we closed on my home two weeks early, you can trust him. Frank, Realtor Las Vegas
He Makes a Great Martini, Jim B sacremento.
Chris helped us secure a hard money loan for an apartment complex which we just had to get, since that time we have made over 700k on the building, Chris is resourceful. R Basler California.