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The Benefits of Working with a Certified Short Sales Professional

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Carlsbad, Vista, Oceanside, DRE#01373090

If you’ve never been in a position of needing a short sale arrangement from your bank before then you may not appreciate the ease with which a certified short sale professional can conduct the negotiations for you. If you’re interested in finding out you could try handling the arrangements yourself. Most homeowners who try that find themselves quickly up against a brick wall and end up believing that a short sale is not an option. You can avoid all that by just letting a pro do the job for you.

A short sale is almost always an option for those who have financial difficulties and cannot pay their mortgage. The banks don’t want to foreclose unless they absolutely have to and will agree to accept less than the original loan amount provided that just cause is presented to them. A short sale expert like your realtor knows exactly what the lenders are looking for and what guarantees they need to agree to allow you to sell the property short. That’s a benefit you don’t have if you try to negotiate yourself.

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If you have legal problems, you hire a lawyer. If you have financial issues, you go to an accountant for advice. If you want to sell your home short you need a realtor with experience in doing that to not only negotiate with the bank for you but to also handle the sale. This may even be part of the arrangement the bank agrees to. If you don’t have a short sale realtor ready to sell your property they may be hesitant to give you the break in payments that you need to move the property in a timely manner.

The process of selling a home is never easy. When you are put under a time limitation like that which a bank will normally ask for in a short sales negotiation it becomes even more difficult. A professional can get it done for you. You can read all of the information published on short sales and still not have the knowledge that comes only from experience in participating in the process from start to finish. Hire a certified professional and step back from the process. It is by far the best way to make sure it is done right.

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Comments(2)

Damon Gettier
Damon Gettier & Associates, REALTORS- Roanoke Va Short Sale Expert - Roanoke, VA
Broker/Owner ABRM, GRI, CDPE

What makes a REALTOR a Certified Short Sales Professional?

Sep 16, 2010 11:23 AM
Sheryl thomas
Keller Williams Carlsbad, Vista, Oceanside, DRE#01373090 - Carlsbad, CA

Damon:  There are only 2 certifications I am aware of and you can read about them at: 

http://www.partnerfirst.org/

http://www.cdpe.com/

I am certified by PartnerFirst.

 

Sheryl

 

Sep 16, 2010 12:08 PM