February 22, 2012

Simi Valley Short Sale Information

Thinking about selling your Simi Valley home with the short sale process?

My phone typically rings after a Simi Valley homeowner has spent months, maybe even over a year trying to modify their existing home loan.  The reports on the process always seem to be the same. Homeowners faxing the same documentation multiple times only to hear again the representative bank does not have what they need. The file is then transferred to new representative or months go by without any news or updates from the bank only to find out that nothing has happened.

These clients have even approached attorneys who promised they can stop foreclosure proceedings for one reason or the other, typically having to do with faulty loan documents. While these promises seem appealing, the risk of paying the retainer of anywhere from $1500-$5000 to stop the foreclosure is probably throwing good money after bad. Think about it, if you were going to take on the legal department at a bank over the validity of your loan agreement, a smart and skilled attorney capable of the task is going to cost a lot of money.

If all attempts to loan modification have failed and you cannot catch up with back payments or continue with your current payment schedule; it won’t be long before your lender will start the foreclosure process or if they have postponed any foreclosure process already started, move toward a sale date.

If you are in this position and face foreclosure the option of a short sale may be your next step.   The amount of misinformation out there about short sales is staggering. Short Sales are not like normal or traditional real estate sales. You need an experienced short sale agent. There are many real estate agents claiming to be “certified short sales specialists” or “short sale experts“, but sitting in an all-day seminar and collecting a certificate does not compare to the actual successful marketing, negotiating and completion of a short sale.

I have completed numerous short sales in Simi Valley. I have a team of specialists that work with me in this process which has contributed tremendously to our success. I have an assistant that manages your file and I have a third-party negotiator who interacts directly with your lenders to secure short sale approval. My third-party negotiator is an attorney and licensed real estate broker. Our combined experience and  successful short sale experience will put you in the best possible position to secure approval on your short sale.

If you’d like to speak to me directly, please complete the brief form below.  If this is during normal business hours or an emergency please call or text my cell phone at (805)432-7705.

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