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NorthWest Valley AZ –  Many people are embarrassed to be short selling their home. They think that a short sale is somehow dishonest or shady. Nothing could be further from the truth. Most of the homeowners selling their upside down home have never missed a payment before They paid their bills on...

NorthWest Valley AZ – Banks do not accept a potential short sale for a number of different reasons. Here is the biggest reason they did not approve your short sales. They think the property is worth more than the price the buyer is offering. For example, the buyer is willing to pay $319,000 for a...

NorthWest Valley AZ – It is thought that lenders tend to permit short sales only when and if a borrower has missed a payment. This is not true. Lenders also take into account other hardships the borrower may be encountering such as a divorce, job transfer, relocation, etc. Click here to discover ...

Glendale AZ –  The way that most lenders handle short sales is very weird. They have a strange policy of demanding that all home buyers close on their home purchase within 30 days of them approving the short sale.  Click here to discover how other sellers successfully did a short sale and avoided...

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Glendale AZ –  Remember the first time you drove a car? Was it easy? No, it wasn't. The first time we drive we have both hands on the wheel and are looking in every direction. We are focused on the road ahead to make sure we don't have an accident.  Click here to discover how other sellers succes...

Glendale AZ – In yesterday's blog post we explained why some realtors consider short sales to be a "nightmare." Then, we explained how we do to inform the actual loan owner of the lender's negligence. Today, we'll explain how this works if the lender owns the loan in house. After all, there is no...

Glendale AZ –  I read a blog post by another agent the other day. He had a long story about a short sale that he worked on that was so difficult. He said the lender sent him a form on Friday. On Friday afternoon they demanded that he send them back a form signed and notarized by the sellers. He s...

Glendale AZ –  Yesterday we discussed a serious problem affecting the short sale industry. Today, we are going to lay out a strategy that the short sale sellers can use to help solve this problem.  Click here to discover how other sellers successfully did a short sale and avoided foreclosure.  Th...

Glendale AZ –  The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 allows most people to short sale their home and not owe any income taxes on the forgiven debt. However, there are a few situations where a homeowner may still owe taxes after a short sale.  Click here to discover how other sellers su...