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2010
The summary answer is "NO". A short sale is a voluntary agreement between the short sale lender and the borrower who is selling the property for less than owed. The borrower is not obligated to accept the terms of the short sale or any of the lender’s demands. The short sale lender can't "take"...
08/26/2010
Stating the obvious may be considered shallow, boring and redundant. OK. I’ll risk it - because it’s for a good cause. Barbeques should not be operated next to vinyl siding! Vinyl siding can: Warp Melt Burn! As a Realtor I visit many houses and I see it all too often. It is extremely easy to fo...
08/26/2010
Read into this what you may: Poised for action. Waiting for a change. The simple life. No worries. Alfred Hitchcock's birds in your backyard. United we stand. Security in numbers. Ahh, the simple life. Where's lunch? How's the real estate market? Watch out for the neighborhood cat. What would you...
08/26/2010
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There is an alarming trend in short sales: Retirees losing their homes. In the last several months I have listed in Louisville, Kentucky several short sales for clients in their golden years. Homeowners in their 60’s 70’s and 80’s are being hit with multiple reasons causing an involuntary sale of...
08/26/2010
Even mundane interior photos of houses can suddenly turn into a thing of beauty, even by accident with a simple camera. This one surprised me and it portrays a beautiful atmosphere. Always be on the look out for creative views no matter where you are and what you're doing. Excercising the creativ...
08/24/2010
Excerpts from the lyrics include: "Kentucky rain keeps pouring down..." "As we drove on through the rain..." "In the cold Kentucky rain..." "On this lonely Kentucky back road..." This photo sort of has the same setting, but that's where the similarities end... this is not what he was looking for....
08/22/2010
So I'm driving back from listing a house in Shepherdsville, Kentucky and there it is - a for sale sign in someone's front lawn. I instantly know that this is a deal from deal-land. I circle around and around, and upon closer look I start wondering if this is a good deal, half a deal or no deal at...
08/22/2010
A commonly asked question by short sale clients is “Should I stop making my payments?” There is only one acceptable answer:“As a Realtor I cannot advise you to stop making your payments. Only a lawyer can advise you on that specific question. Please seek legal advice.” A follow up question is oft...
08/22/2010
The dishes, cups and silverware look freshly clean and neatly stacked. The cup in the sink looks ready to be filled with a splash of tapwater. Yet something seems oddly paradoxical about this scene. An M.C. Ecsher-like quality of an impossible illusion. Or could it be the paradoxes of processing...
08/22/2010
One of the great aspects of college campuses is the thousands of architectural and design touches that are just everywhere. This picture was snapped last year on the day my youngest daughter graduated from Indiana University at Bloomington. Four years seems like a long time but it slips by too fa...
08/22/2010
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Dave Halpern
Louisville Short Sale Expert