Does it matter which real estate agent I use in a short sale? Is legal representation a necessary first step?
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posted by indigo4963
on Jan 7, 2013 -
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First-time (attempted) homebuyer woes: After 7 months, our short sale deal has fallen through. The added complication: we already live in the house. What do we do now?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 11, 2012 -
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Should I be honest with my big-4 (USA) bank when it calls to find out why I haven't paid my mortgage? I'm selling the house and need the $ for rent.
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 11, 2012 -
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YANAL filter: I am looking at either a short sale, a deed-in-lieu, or a foreclosure. How can I form an educated guess as to the likelihood that the lender will pursue a deficiency judgment?
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posted by missrachael
on Nov 17, 2011 -
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How do I evaluate the impacts of a short sale to determine if it is right for me? I would like professional advice from someone with an ethical if not fiduciary duty to me, be it a nonprofit consumer counseling agency, financial planner, or an attorney (what kind?).
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 9, 2011 -
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What questions should we ask the realtor who will be selling the house we are renting?
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posted by BlooPen
on Jan 20, 2011 -
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My sister is going through a short sale in the state of Delaware. She's received two offers. One is fairly conventional, the person will put down 25% and finance the rest. He's offered $120k. The other offer is all cash, as is, no contingencies - but only $93,000.
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posted by visual mechanic
on Oct 18, 2010 -
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How much would it cost to have a 1400 square foot condo in the Los Angeles/Orange County area thoroughly cleaned?
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posted by SpacemanStix
on May 10, 2010 -
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We are $125k underwater in our mortgage. We are not currently in financial distress. Do we have any options?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 29, 2010 -
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Our condo in California is being sold at a short sale. We lived in the house for two years, our landlord loves us, but he has another house and it sounds like he's "underwater" on both houses. We've offered to buy the place, but everything I've read here and elsewhere on the interwebs make short sales sound like a tremendous nightmare. We really don't want to move. What are our rights, what should our strategy be? We've never owned a house before - help!
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posted by potsmokinghippieoverlord
on Mar 11, 2010 -
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I need to get out of my house, and it's not all due to financial reasons. Is short sale a viable option?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 11, 2010 -
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My wife and I need to get out of our house ASAP for reasons both financial and mental-health-related. I've been told we may need to look into a short sale, but researching the process is making my head explode.
What, if any, are our options? (more inside, obviously)
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posted by anthom
on Apr 15, 2009 -
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Is it legal for a Mortgage Insurance company (non-lien-holding) to require a promissory note of $20,000 in order to approve a short sale on a house?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 5, 2008 -
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Help. My house closing, scheduled for tomorrow, has been indefinitely postponed since the seller's second mortgage is not going to be paid in full. I don't know what to do even though yes, I already talked to a lawyer.
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posted by mygothlaundry
on Sep 25, 2008 -
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So I'm looking to buy a house, but my short-sale offer was rejected by the seller's lender. (I assume the seller's financial situation is not as dire as necessary for their bank to approve a short sale for them.) Any suggestions on how to buy the house without throwing money away?
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posted by mhh5
on Jun 13, 2008 -
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