Shortsale Fraud Revisited

May 15, 2011

For a direct link to this post and video please click here. About a year ago I posted an article about Shortsale Fraud on the Rise, and in the process ruffled quite a few feathers. Today, the problem is worse than ever before, and both unsuspecting real estate agents as well as home sellers get [...]

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Treasury Department Issues New Guidance for HAFA Short Sales

April 13, 2011

For all agents who are working with short sales, an important update was just released by the US Treasury that relates to HAFA Short Sales. More and more lenders are now participating in HAFA and if you are working with a home owner who is looking to do a short sale on their primary residence, [...]

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A Day in the Life of a Short Sale Negotiator

July 28, 2010

Someone just shared this hillarious video with me that – I know all of you who have been working short sales for a while – will agree hits the proverbial nail right on the head Enjoy! As always, thanks for tuning in… To Your Success! Thomas Heimann “Mr. Short Sales”

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The Importance of Early Title Searches

February 18, 2010

For a direct link to this post and video please click here.  Countless short sale transactions fall apart at the 11th hour because of title defects that are not discovered and dealt with in a timely manner. Here is an example of a common challenge (more common than you think) uncovered when performing a title [...]

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HAFAP – The Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program

February 12, 2010

For a direct link to this post and video please click here. The Home Affordable Foreclosure Altneratives Program, or HAFAP is in my opinion not all its cracked up to be. A lot of hype and ‘promises’ but this new U.S. Treasure “rule” which really is more of a voluntary proposal, may just go the [...]

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Short Sale Money Machine Training Video

January 8, 2010

For a direct link to this post and video please click here. Last night we had a fabulous training webinar, with fantastic feedback from the attendees. This video is just under an hour long but well worth watching if you are a real estate agent and looking to gain an edge with respect to short [...]

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Welcome to 2010 – the year of short sales

January 7, 2010

To link to this post and video directly, please click here.   Hi and welcome to a new year… full of exciting opportunities and potential! I consider 2010 to be the “Year of Short Sales” and my video will explain to you why I feel this way. I have spent the last 1 1/2 months [...]

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Strategy for Pricing Short Sale Listings

December 1, 2009

Properly pricing and structuring short sale listings is both art and science. Today I am talking about a winning strategy for pricing short sales, and how to deal with offers on your short sale listings in a manner that will drastically increase your chances of getting your short sale approved. For a direct link to [...]

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Short Sale Strategies when working with Buyers

November 17, 2009

  When working with home buyers in short sale transactions a completely different mind set is required as opposed to working with sellers. In addition, there is a big difference between working with buyers who want to buy the property as their new home and who naturally are emotionally attached to this property, and working with [...]

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The best type of contract to use for Sellers in a Short Sale

November 10, 2009

Today I want to talk about what is the best type of contract to use for the Seller in a short sale transaction, and you might have guessed it, … it’s not the same as for the Buyer. (Which contract is the best to use from the Buyer’s perspective will be covered in my next [...]

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