Short Sale Sellers Seem Out of Touch? They are Just Everyday People
As a former short sale seller reading the increasing articles on short sales and blog posts about the process I just have to scratch my head. The increase of "creative financing", the seemingly endless lines of credit available, and a little thing called human nature is now swirling into a little thing my grandparents would have called repercussion.
Some call short sale homeowners greedy and unrealistic. Maybe a little out of touch...but do you remember?
Do you remember the first thing you ever crushed on and lost? Maybe it was your first dog that because of age passed away or maybe it was your first love that started strong and fizzled out. To get this right, it has be something/someone that you didn't think you could get on without....then remember how you felt when it was gone....how it absolutely tugged on your heart and you couldn't fathom when that feeling would end. Now think about a short sale seller and
THE DREAM. The dream that is dying around a short sale seller. Usually there is so much more: a divorce, an illness, a death in the family, a job loss....so usually a short sale seller is going through more than one heartbreak at the same time- can you imagine that.
AND THEN. The short sale seller is expected to be impartial, patient, organized, realistic, accepting....really? REALLY? I don't know about you, but the last time I had a heartbreaking loss I can't recall any of those emotions surfacing and reigning supreme control.
SO....if you work with short sale sellers or are thinking about it....please heed my words. It will take not only YOUR expertise, YOUR guiding hand, but YOUR patience, YOUR organization, YOUR realism, and YOUR acceptance. YOU need to take control and remain the impartial party, don't count on your short sale seller to take on that role.
That doesn't make ANY sense 'cause while short sale sellers might seem out of touch, the numbers are rising and it IS an emotional process for them 'cause after all....
THEY are just Everyday people.
** And as I put up this video it strikes me as damn near amazing why it seems we have to keep backtracking to simple things, like a decent embrace and acceptance of our fellow neighbors in need, to move forward. Is this evolution at it's finest?**
***UPDATE- I just read Broker Bryant's post on his series of short sale webinars. BB turned around his business model to learn and accomodate short sale sellers and truly has his feet in the street. This webinar is definitely worth a look.***
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