SHORT SALE? WHY NOT!

Say YES to Short Sales!

So, you’re hopping into your car heading back to the office after an open house.  Suddenly your phone rings and the voice on the other end says, “I saw your name on a sign around the corner and thought I would give you a call… I am in desperate need of an agent with your experience to sell my home”. Your eyes quickly widen and a gleeful grin drapes your face. But no sooner than the call begins, you hear those dreaded words… Short Sale!
At that very moment, your grin succumbs to a grimace while you contemplate how to gracefully decline the homeowner’s request. All the while thinking to yourself, “There is no way I am working with a Short Sale!”

Unfortunately, this scenario is becoming increasingly familiar. Home values have plummeted to an all time low, our nation’s unemployment rate is at an all time high, and homeowner’s have been forced to make difficult decisions…

• Should they continue struggling to pay the mortgage each month?,
• Should they let the bank foreclose on the home?,
• Or should they try and get out now to maintain some semblance of a decent credit rating?

These tough economic conditions have not only been hard on the homeowner’s, but they have been equally difficult for the Real Estate Agents involved. Agents that refuse to represent Short Sales may have come to the realization that the “good deals” along with the commission checks they produce are few and far between. But, there is hope!

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