short sale negotiations

How to get your lender to stop calling

We always get calls and questions about how to get the banks to stop calling every 3 hours when a homeowner is behind on payments.  So we thought we take the time to add this little blog post to help all those homeowners who are getting bombarded with annoying lender calls. If you are a [...]

Sell your home first or Buy first?

It’s the classic move up dilemma: Which should you do first, buy the new home or sell the old one? The way you work through that problem will depend on your finances and on local market conditions. You would be able to sell the house in a world made perfect for the home buyer, but [...]

HAFA encourages short sales to avoid foreclosure

Short sales give distressed homeowners an exit that doesn’t lead through credit-damaging foreclosure and saves bank’s money compared with taking and selling houses with failed mortgages. That should make them a preferred option. But short sales take longer, often two months longer, and can be nearly impossible if other lenders have liens on the house. [...]

Short Sales, hire the right professional

It’s no secret the foreclosure market is at an all time high. And it seems as though more and more properties continue to face home foreclosure. Short Sales are still a very viable means for avoiding foreclosure. Unfortunately not enough homeowners understand the process and too many ineffective Realtors are avoiding Short Sales. Therein lies [...]