Adriana West Team Blog

Before the end of the year, I wanted to finish my Reality Check series.  I think I have VERY GOOD NEWS for the new year!. But I think it important to make a remark about the responses I've received from this series - like Gene Allen: "Seems like everyone will be  a short sale expert by the time a...

A week ago, I was working on a Short Sale in Sugar Hill, GA in which the Seller did not have any equity and the fair market value of the house is $140,000. This house had not did not need significant repairs and was in good condition. I received an offer, which requested a reply.  The offer was f...

It is incredible how many times I get a call from an agent in Metro Altanta, and when they hear that the property is a Short Sale, they decide not to show it. Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to share with you that Short Sales are a great way to continue in this market as a Real Estate Agent, e...

The reality is that lenders lose millions daily with foreclosures, but not that much with a Short Sale process.  We, agents that work with Short Sales, are adding a small drop of help to all this financial mess in which we are living now. In the month of November, I received an offer on one of my...

During the first week of November, I received a call from a lender with whom I had been trying to do a short sale on a property in Gwinnett County, GA.  I shared certain interesting facts with the lender about the subdivision. 1. The subdivision, as originally planned, would have 45 houses.  Only...

Some months ago, I had been working on a Short Sale for several months in Lawrenceville, GA.  After investing many hours of work, and finally finding a buyer, the lender who owned the loan told me that their system was so SLOW that there was no way to stop the foreclosure process and make the Sho...