coeur dalene idaho short sale success story: Another Coeur d'Alene, Idaho short sale success story - 11/21/12 09:55 AM
Congratulations to Michelle and Sam on the successful short sale of their home.  There were some serious challenges with this one, but we managed to persevere and get to a successful closing. 
This was a USDA guaranteed Chase loan, and provided some specific hurdles to overcome.  It required extreme patience on the part of everyone involved. 
Our buyers had the patience of Job and hung in there through thick and thin.  In the end, their patience paid off and they won the prize - their first home at a great value. historically low interest rates and a mortgage payment cheaper than rent.
For … (2 comments)

coeur dalene idaho short sale success story: Having trouble with mortgage payments? You need to know this. - 10/14/12 02:23 PM
If you are having trouble keeping up with your mortgage payments, there is something you need to know.  You don’t have to lose your home to foreclosure  and you don’t have to go through this alone!  
Feeling as if you are about to lose your home to foreclosure, with nothing you can do about it, is a devastating experience.  Unfortunately it's one that thousands of homeowners encounter every single day in the current housing market.  If you have found yourself in this situation, I CAN HELP YOU!
 
I've successfully helped many homeowners avoid foreclosure and save their credit by obtaining their lender's permission … (2 comments)

coeur dalene idaho short sale success story: Coeur d'Alene Short Sale Success Story: Today I dropped the F bomb! - 08/29/12 05:12 AM
Short sales have become a significant percentage of our real estate transactions here in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.  It used to be that most agents would refer them to other agents who specialized in short sales but not anymore.  Because of the sheer numbers of them, just about every agent in Coeur d'Alene is accepting short sale listings.  That's not really a good thing for short sellers, but that's a blog post for another day.
So, on any given day I am dealing with my short sale transactions along with my traditional real estate business.  Achieving and maintaining a 100% track record of successful short sale closings … (3 comments)

coeur dalene idaho short sale success story: Short Sale Success Stories in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - 04/29/12 12:29 PM
Some Recent Short Sale Success Stories!
 
 
10966 N. Reed Road, Hayden
This short sale found me testing what I’d heard, that Bank of America has a response team to react to negative tweets for damage control.  After tweeting that B of A was refusing to postpone the foreclosure to allow enough time for our short sale to close, I got an instant response.  After spending DAYS on the phone with no success, my tweet got IMMEDIATE action and a postponement of the foreclosure!  We closed this week.  Whatever it takes…    
 
3670 N. Forest Circle, Coeur d’Alene
Debi … (2 comments)

coeur dalene idaho short sale success story: Janna Scharf's Successful Coeur d'Alene Idaho Short Sale after 30 Months! - 01/21/12 08:46 AM
Janna Rankin Scharf, SFR, GRI, CLHMS – Coeur d’Alene Idaho Short Sale Realtor
 
Short sale success! I love to share Coeur d’Alene Idaho short sale success stories whenever I can.  One recent successful short sale closing came after 30 months of intense effort and an unimaginable list of obstacles flying out of left field.   
This Coeur d’Alene short sale far exceeds my previous record for the longest and most difficult short sale to accomplish.  In fact, it’s off the charts!
 
It is truly mind blowing, and in all actuality I believe we received a bit of divine intervention to … (3 comments)

coeur dalene idaho short sale success story: Another Coeur d'Alene, Idaho short sale success story! - 12/09/11 10:34 PM
Janna Rankin Scharf, GRI, SFR, CLHMS - Coeur d'Alene Idaho Short Sale Specialist
Nothing is better than having a short sale success story to share, and today was a wonderful Coeur d'Alene, Idaho short sale success!  We successfully closed a short sale transaction for a wonderful little family.
What an early Christmas gift it was for my clients to gain closure to an unfortunate chapter of their life.  After a long fought and futile attempt for a loan modification or refinance, they were left with the option of short selling or losing their home to foreclosure.
Although challenging, our attempts to avoid … (2 comments)

coeur dalene idaho short sale success story: Sold in ONE HOUR! Another Successful Coeur d'Alene Short Sale by Janna Rankin Scharf - 09/16/11 09:06 AM
Janna Rankin Scharf, AB, GRI, CLHMS, SFR - Coeur d'Alene Idaho Short Sale Specialist
Yesterday, within an hour of posting this Coeur d'Alene Idaho short sale in the MLS and on my Facebook wall, I received a full price cash offer with a quick closing, sight unseen.  After a few phone calls, the offer was accepted and the rest is history.
The Sellers, and others, have been asking why anyone would buy a property they hadn't seen yet.  That is a great question and here's the answer.
The buyer's agent, from a competing brokerage, trusts me.  He trusted me to know … (27 comments)

coeur dalene idaho short sale success story: Another Coeur d'Alene Idaho Short Sale Success by Janna Scharf - 08/07/11 11:04 AM
Janna Rankin Scharf, GRi, CLHMS, SFR - Coeur d'Alene Idaho Short Sale Specialist
I'm happy to report another Coeur d'Alene Idaho real estate short sale success at 9430 N. Chalet Road in Hayden Lake, Idaho.  Another homeowner avoided foreclosure and is now able to move forward into financial recovery and stability.  For this seller, a successful short sale was the best possible course of action.  As a Realtor actively involved in assisting in successful short sales in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and surrounding communities, it's always a good day when I can report another Coeur d'Alene, Idaho short sale success!
If you or someone you know is … (0 comments)

coeur dalene idaho short sale success story: Coeur d'Alene Real Estate Short Sales and why they test even the most determined... - 02/16/10 05:54 AM
Janna Rankin Scharf, AB, CLHMS, GRI, CSP - Coeur d'Alene Idaho Real Estate
Let me start out by saying that when we have a short sale offer, we need to submit it with a packet of other documents required by the lender.  Until they have received the packet and all documents, and have input the COMPLETE packet into their system, your offer languishes in a black hole.  Nothing is happening, no one even notices or cares that it exists.  Once they have the complete packet of documents, your offer will then be able to "take a number" and get at the … (4 comments)

coeur dalene idaho short sale success story: Another Coeur d'Alene Idaho Short Sale Success Story ~ Sometimes everything just goes RIGHT! - 12/17/09 04:54 AM
Another Coeur d'Alene Short Sale Success Story ~ Sometimes everything just goes RIGHT!
I started my day at a closing, ALWAYS a great way to start the day.  As short sales go, this has got to be one for the record books.  Short sales can be full of extreme frustration, lengthy delays, and emotional trauma for everyone involved - but this short sale was nothing of the kind. 
Less than three months ago these sellers called to ask for help.  Due to circumstances beyond their control they couldn't continue with their house payments and they wondered if they were candidates for a short sale.  They owed … (5 comments)

coeur dalene idaho short sale success story: A Coeur d'Alene Idaho Short Sale VICTORY ~ but no smiling photos this time.... - 11/18/09 05:47 PM
A Coeur d'Alene Idaho Short Sale VICTORY ~ but no smiling photos this time....
On my drive home to North Idaho from a spring break trip to Colorado I began a journey I couldn't have even imagined.  Somewhere along I-25 in the middle of Wyoming I received a call from Boise agent Brian Brumpton. 
"How do you feel about short sales?" he asked. 
That call lead to a referral of a California woman who had two investment properties in Coeur d'Alene Idaho that she needed to short sale.  She was wiped out financially - every dime she had saved for retirement. 
And … (14 comments)

 
Janna Scharf, Coeur d'Alene Idaho Real Estate Expert (Keller Williams Realty Coeur d'Alene)

Janna Scharf

Coeur d'Alene Idaho Real Estate Expert

Coeur d'Alene, ID

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