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SHORT SALE WORK-AROUNDS Oct 18th, 2011 SEE VIDEO PRESENTATION LINK AT END OF POST As you should know from reading my Blog postings, the passage of Califonia’s SB458 on July 15th changed the game plan for doing short sales. Its most important aspect was barring junior lenders from having recourse against the borrower/seller or [...]
Video: Using Facebook to Market to Homeowners and Other Referral Sources Easy steps to set up and use FaceBook to market to homeowners in pre-foreclosure, find short sale clients and other resources. This is the 2nd video of Trademark’s series on Marketing To Distressed Homeowners. The video will cover how to set [...]
BPE Law Group E-News Business – Property – Estate Planning February 10, 2012 The news media is heralding what has been called the “National Mortgage Settlement” as being a great benefit for distressed homeowners. But behind the headlines this seems like a lot more government hype than any real help. The public remains torn between [...]
Unfortunately, many homeowners get misinformation or very incorrect and misleading information regarding short sales from their friends, on the web or even other agents. Here is the most common questions our clients have asked: Q: I hear short sales are a huge hassle and seldom work. A: I work on short sales with my clients [...]
Feeling Trapped by your Mortgage? Education Is Key When faced with unaffordable mortgage payments, your house can feel more like a cage than a home. You may feel trapped because it’s hard to know what to do to improve your situation, and you may just want to give up. Don’t give up! The reality is [...]
Easy steps to set up and use Twitter to market to homeowners in pre-foreclosure, find short sale clients and other resources. This is the first video of Trademark’s series on Marketing To Distressed Homeowners. The video will cover how to set up twitter, a number of easy add-ons and techniques to maximize your Social [...]
In March 2009, the U.S. Treasury issued guidance for loan modifications by participants in the Making Home Affordable Program. The program was updated and expanded in April of 2010 to include the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program (HAFA). HAFA provided borrowers with an alternative to foreclosure through a short sale or deed-in-lieu (DIL) of [...]
Although the FTC’s MARS Rule took effect on January 31, 2011, most real estate brokers have little or no knowledge regarding the impact on their practice. Why hasn’t someone told me about MARS? Most publications only recently have had a chance to read through and analyze the MARS Rule. Not only is the Rule 15 [...]
Rule Outlaws Advance Fees and False Claims, Requires Clear Disclosures If you are an agent/broker, involved in short sales, or are a 3rd party short sale negotiator and have not yet heard about or sought legal advice on the new FTC Mortgage Assistance Relief Services (MARS) Rule that takes effect on February 1, 2011, it [...]
I am often asked when working with homeowners with a distressed mortgage, “What are my options to avoid foreclosure?” As a Short Sale Agent and Short Sale Specialist in Houston Texas and surrounding areas, I provide the homeowner with a number of options to stop, postpone or avoid foreclosure; each with its pros and cons. This allows the homeowner to decide which option to avoid foreclosure is best suited to their particular needs.
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