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I need a short sale negotiator. I am looking to off load the process of securing the package completion, and the negotiation part also. If you know of someone, or if you have used someone in the past, please let me know. Just comment on this post, email at Jolo112@hotmail.com, or call 941-350-443...
02/26/2009
A short sale is the best way for a homeowner to get the Gorilla off their back. I say Gorilla because it is a big problem. A house that is sitting on the market for a couple of years with no offers and a declining market can wreac havoc on people. I just talked recently with an old friend that ha...
02/03/2009
Losing your home can be one of the most traumatic experiences you can go through. Every range of emotion is experienced and one feels lost and helpless. One the the things that you can do to get yourself out of that situation is to do a short sale. A Short Sales happens when a property is sold fo...
01/30/2009
Times are tough out there, that is for sure. More and more agents are dropping out of the business and taking on a new career. Or maybe they are just buying time until the next turnaround. But is this what we should be doing right now?? Is waiting for the market to turn the best thing that we can...
01/30/2009
Short sales or foreclosures? Which is more important to stop, to get the real estate market back in the right direction. There is nothing that we can do about a foreclosure, because the property has already been taken over by the bank. These will continue to wash themselves through the system and...
01/27/2009
Wow! The news today about foreclosures is truly amazing! The December Sarasota/Bradenton mean price hit $160,000 which was last seen in 2002. Now this could mean a couple of things, one is that prices have dropped to that level across the board. But really it does not, what it says is that the sa...
01/27/2009
Sarasota Waterfront foreclosures can be found at every price level. Whether you are looking for a beach, bayfront or canal front property, they are there to be had. I am working right now with a client that is looking at Sarasota waterfront foreclosures and we have found several for them that are...
01/26/2009
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I have a couple of buyer clients that are looking at properties right now. It is funny but I continue to hear the same thing from almost every one of them. "I am looking for a steal". Some might now say it, but that is what they want. I try to help them find the best thing for them. Usually that ...
01/26/2009
It will be like pulling teeth, your own teeth, but it will be worth it. Banks are inundated with requests for short sales these days. The reason for this is that there are so many homeowners that have fallen victims to the crash of the real estate market. Unable to make payments, the homeowner is...
01/25/2009
This subject has received a lot of press lately. With the resetting of mortgage rates to higher levels, the foreclosures are bound to go higher. Short sales have not been a good option since the banks at taking forever to respond to any offer that is sent their way. That leaves the loan modificat...
01/25/2009
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