PRE-FORCLOSURES AND SHORT SALES
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Is a Short Sale For Me?
Do you owe more than what your house is worth in todays market? Are you behind or about to be behind on your Mortgage Payments? Do you have a hardship forcing you to sell? A short sale may be a great option for you.
It is more and more common for a homeowner to find himself/herself in a hardship situation when they are no longer able to make their mortgage payments, due to a variable interest rate that has changed, divorce, illness, job loss or a variety of other reasons. Sometimes a homeowner is current on their mortgage payment, but just got a new job out of state and must sell their home. There is a big difference between a short sale and a foreclosure on your record.
A short sale might be an option because the homeowner owes $500,000 on their mortgage, but can only sell their house for $400,000 because of current market conditions. Since the homeowner must sell their home, and the homeowner does not have the ability to bring the difference of what they can sell the house for and what is owed, in this case $100,000, then this might be a good case for a short sale.
A Time Sensitive Real Estate Transaction
Keep in mind if the process isn’t handled 100% correct from the beginning you will run out of time and your home will go into foreclosure. This isn’t a normal real estate transaction where if the home doesn’t sell you can just re-list with another real estate agent. Once you stop making payments, the time clock begins. I tell you this so you know the importance of calling the right agent.
The benefit of a Short Sale over a Foreclosure
If you participate in a short sale, and the company you hire is successful in getting the bank to accept short of what is owed to them on your mortgage, your credit will only show 30-60-90 day late payments, contrary to an actual foreclosure on your record. If you foreclose on your home, you will not be able to get another mortgage for as long as seven years. If you manage to do a short sale, you may be able to get another home mortgage within a couple years or less.
This requires your lender to take a discount on what is owed them. Sometimes your lender will take as much as 20% or more less than what is owed. If you have a FHA mortgage, your lender will send out an appraiser and can accept approximately 82% less than the appraised value.
We Are Short Sale Marketing Experts
Navigating through a short sale is a very complex and difficult process. We have spent years perfecting our systems to make them seamless and quick for our clients.
We take many steps to lay down a successful path before listing the home so that we have all of the documentation we need upfront and are fully prepared to negotiate on your behalf once we begin working with a buyer.
After over a decade of Real Estate sales experience including hundreds of successfully negotiated short sales, we have the knowledge and the models to ensure that we can get you through as well.
A Time Sensitive Real Estate Transaction
If the process isn’t handled correctly from the beginning you will run out of time and your home will go into foreclosure. This isn’t a normal real estate transaction where if the home doesn’t sell you can just re-list with another real estate agent. Once you stop making payments, the time clock begins, which makes getting this right extremely important.
The benefit of a Short Sale over a Foreclosure
If you participate in a short sale, and the company you hire is successful in getting the bank to accept short of what is owed to them on your mortgage, your credit will only show 30-60-90 day late payments, contrary to an actual foreclosure on your record. If you foreclose on your home, you will not be able to get another mortgage for as long as seven years. If you manage to do a short sale, you may be able to get another home mortgage within a couple years or less.
Why We Work With Your Lenders
Why would a lender take less than what is owed to them? Because a short sale will save your lender the costly process of getting the home back in Foreclosure. The foreclosure process for a bank is a very long process and usually a very expensive project for a bank. They will have to incur the costs of an attorney, maintenance of the property, sometimes mold issues, securing the property, real estate fees along with many other fees.
Real estate is very costly for a lender. Lenders do not want to become property managers, they want to lend money. While the house is left vacant, the pipes may freeze throughout the cold winter months, the house could be vandalized, and usually the home will sell for much less than what it could sell for in the short sale process.
We are a team of real estate professionals who specialize in marketing pre-foreclosure homes for homeowners who are in this very situation. We work with your lender on your behalf to list and sell your home.
