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Why Should you Choose a CDPE agent to Sell Your Home When Doing a Short Sale?
Why Should you Choose a CDPE agent to Sell Your Home When Doing a Short Sale?
Today, 1 out of every 10 homeowners in America is behind on mortgage payments. These are tough and frustrating times. Now more than ever, it's important to identify your options. Foreclosure can be avoided and your financial future can be salvaged. In a short sale transaction, homeowners sell their property for less than the mortgage amount, but avoid the foreclosure process.
The Distressed Property Institute trains real estate professionals to engage and assist homeowners facing hardships. The Institute has developed a course to provide the tools and knowledge to handle distressed properties, including short sales, deeds-in-lieu, mortgage modifications, forbearance, refinances, reinstatements and, if that fails, how to help homeowners through the foreclosure process. After completing a comprehensive on-site or online course, graduates are awarded the Certified Distressed Property Expert® (CDPE) Designation.
Please understand though, you also have to interview agents to not only have the CDPE Designation but they have to be a full time professional Realtor® skilled with cutting edge marketing skills to get your home sold in the first place as well. Many key factors go into selling a home as a short sale. ... more

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