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http://RealEstateMarketingThisWeek.com – What is a Short Sale? – Short Sale experts discuss How to Negotiate to Stop a Foreclosure… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIQ4-b3KnbU

- Short Sale and Loan Modifications; great alternative to Foreclosure –

Kalyn Roberts and Jeri league, welcome to the program. Jeri and Kalyn are short sale experts and have graciously decided to come to the program to discuss some of the short sale important things that people do need to know, and were going to get to all of this short sale information, but a couple of things important to mortgage interest rates. Today is a fantastic day in the mortgage rate world. Leslie and Staci at Velocity Financial were kind enough to put together a scenario for us so listen to this folks.

This is not the teaser, this is not the loss leader, this is the real deal as of today, a $417,000 loan amount, the interest rate is 4.875%, thats 4.875% that is below 5% obviously, the APR is 4.948% and that is for a no cash out loan, and that is a special rate and we have a certain allotment of loans that were allowed to do at that special rate. If youre interested in talking to a member of my staff or myself or anyone else about that program you would call. There are people there standing by to take your phone call.

Were a local licensed firm and one of the only 15% of the Mortgage companies in the state of Arizona that is licensed to do FHA loans as well. Any mortgage related needs that you have were here to help but for the next hour were going to be talking about Short Sales.

Now over the last several months we have been talking about loan modifications on the show a lot, Velocity Financial was one of the first companies to work with a national network of attorneys, a 16 year old firm that were working with. They have done thousands of these loan modifications, and the loan modification industry in Arizona is for the most part unregulated, but you want to make sure youre working with a licensed firm, and you want to make sure youre utilizing an attorney.

You dont want to be giving money to anybody that says they can get you a loan modification, the only money you give is to an attorney, dont be giving money to people who come by and say they can help you out. Youre going to have to be very careful on how you handle that, but interestingly enough the loan modification is for the mortgage side, essentially the Loan modification is to the loan officer what a short sale would be to a realtor.

Now the short sale part of real estate is not something you want to trust to somebody starting out doing short sales, unless they are being supervised by a pro, you dont want to mess around with it. This is not a time to be trying it out, this is not a time for people to be using you as their guinea pig, not a good idea at all.

That is why we brought Jeri and Kalyn in and were going to talk about some of the specifics. You definitely want to make sure that if you need to do a loan modification, if youre facing foreclosure or you want to do a short sale, whatever scenario is the better decision for you and your family, you have got to work with a professional, Jeri and Kalyn have extensive experience, they have an unbelievably great success rate.

It doesnt have to take six months to get this done they can execute this for you and they are the pros so were going to go through some questions over the next hour, there is just one more thing I want to talk about and that is if a loan modification is something you think you need call the office and we have put together a video for you that you can watch, its very short, it explains the process and we will then get together with you and answer any questions that you have… http://realestatemarketingthisweek.com

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http://realestatemarketingthisweek.com/short-sales/prices-are-back-to-2003-levels-a-short-sale-is-significantly-cheaper-for-a-bank-than-a-foreclosure/ – Prices are back to 2003 levels: A Short Sale is significantly cheaper for a bank than a foreclosure

Part 7 – Were in the studio today with Kalyn Roberts and Jeri League of the Dreamvesting Group, these two young ladies are experts in the short sale area, they are NOT going to tell you what you want to hear, they are going to tell you what you need to hear. There is a big difference between what you want and what you need in the case of getting out of a situation. We talked during the break about the different types of people; who qualifies, who doesn’t qualify, who this is good for, and who its not good for. I want you to talk about people who are upside down and how you’re here to help.

What we want to get across today if you just need to call someone if you’re upside down in your mortgage, if you have a listing next door and its a bank owned or short sale, there is a good chance you’re probably upside down in you mortgage if you bought anytime in the last, in the last 5 years were almost back to 2003 pricing now.

Just to jump in real quick, Jeri and Kalyn its not just the people who purchased, its the people who used their homes as ATMs which is a crude way for me to say it but lets be honest. You watch the television, and I am not going to name any names, but a company that rhymes with lie-tech though, they have a commercial where they are showing pictures of using your home to buy a big boat and everybody got sucked into that and now here were.

Yes, if you used your second Mortgage to build that big beautiful pool in your backyard, maybe you need to call us. Yes, its unfortunate, we always tell everyone like you just said, everybody got sucked into it, it doesn’t mean you’re stupid, it doesn’t mean you necessarily made a really bad decision. Most people got caught up in the real estate market and good marketing ploys like that, and the bottom line is as we said earlier you dont have to be late on your mortgage payment, you don’t have to be facing a foreclosure, if you’re simply upside down because you refinanced your home or purchased too recently and the house next door is selling for $100,000 less than yours and you just need to get out of a bad financial situation, you’re a candidate for a short sale or even a loan modification.

One of the things about loan modifications that I hear all the time is, and I research other Loan modification companies, and what I hear is they are telling people things that just aren’t real. For instance if your owe $400,000 and your house is worth $300,000 and you want your lender to forgive $100,000 on a loan modification, chances are that isnt going to happen, whereas with a short sale, when youre exiting the property because it just isnt going to work, they would in most cases consider doing that.

Absolutely if that is the market value of your home they are going to consider the bottom line, the banks dont want these properties back, it costs them so much money to go through a foreclosure process and as our prices are falling, monthly, weekly, daily, the likelihood of the value of the property being extremely lower by the time they get the property back is 100%.

In addition to the $60,000 in foreclosure cost, paying real estate commissions and a few other fees is significantly better, because the loss is going to be significantly less with a short sale. Heres a question and I hope that I am not putting either of you on the spot, but suppose the guy owes $400,000 on his house, lets just say its worth $300,000 and you get the listing and this guy is out at a cocktail party and his cousin shows up and says, Ill buy the house from you. Ill buy the house from you, we will make the bank pay the difference and Ill just let you stay in the house. Is that a realistic situation, is someone going to find out about it? Is it good to do that or not?

In real estate, real estate purchases and transactions have to be non-arms length. Now arms length is described as your parents and your children, other than that we pretty much stay out of it because theoretically, yes that could happen, however the banks want to see that the homeowner is not benefiting, so the homeowner would have to become a tenant and be paying rent to new owner at that point. So there are many legitimate situations where you could meet someone who would buy the home and allow you to stay in the home… http://realestatemarketingthisweek.com

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Capital L Financial Group Chairman John Lakian argues there are potentially disastrous consequences to making lenders pay for their role in the Mortgage modification mess.

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http://realestatemarketingthisweek.com/short-sales/in-a-short-sale-make-sure-you-hire-an-expert-negotiator-who-is-a-full-time-real-estate-agent/ – In a Short Sale make sure you hire an expert negotiator who is a full time real estate agent –

Part 5 – If you’re in trouble and you think you want or need to do a loan modification, we work with a national network of attorneys that are here to help your situation, and this show were talking about short sales because a loan modification is not for everyone. A short sale is a great alternative to a loan modification, the reality is if you can do a refinance that is more than likely the best case scenario, if you cant a Loan modification is a great tool, the reality the retainer for the law firm is less than a refinance, but if those arent the options for you, you need to call Jeri and Kalyn here and they are the short sale experts.

Kalyn in the last segment we talked about where people should start the process and the reality of it is youre saying they should start now, right? They should start it now we dont care at this point whether you have a foreclosure date already or if you dont or if you know you need more information about this you need to call us today. Were happy to come over and give you a free consultation, no obligation we will just sit down with you and review your full situation and we will be frank with you and we will be honest and we will help you make the right choice for your financial future. Relieving you of pain or debt or whatever you have going on were the experts and we want you to call us.

Nobody wants to hear false truths or false promises its so easy for people who right now are facing foreclosure, for any number of reasons, its easy for them to bite onto anything that sounds like what they want to hear. The reality of it is they need to hear the truth as harsh as it is and youre going to tell them the truth, and that is your job, youre not going to tell them anything that they dont want to hear. Nobody wins in that case.

If we dont know that we can close it we will not even take it, we will be honest with you. That is so important, again talking to, because every single day I do talk to people who call in from the show and we talk about this, the reality of it is it is not going to do anybody any good if it doesnt work out, or we dont know if its going to work out, or we dont have a really good idea that its going to work out on their behalf, and in the case of a short sale as well as a loan modification this has to be a win-win.

The homeowner that is in this situation they need out and a short sale may be the right option. The lender sure as heck does not want the house back even if they are required to take a loss its a significantly better option for the lender then a foreclosure. Going back to a few minutes ago when you said youre making these calls to India and everything else, I had the opportunity last week to teach a contract writing course at Paradise Valley College, Lynn Phelps the Phd there at Paradise Valley Community College allowed me to teach this finance class and there were several people who were getting their real estate license. Most of the people in the class were thinking that real estate was an 8-5 job.

No, Not even close. I thought it was going to be glamorous. I love it, I do love it but its more of a life choice. Its a lifestyle, I remember when Kalyn was first coming on my team and that is one of the things that is most important to me is that the agents on my team understand real estate is not a career as much as its a life. It really is, you work when other people dont work and you work when they work.

That makes perfect sense and its not the 9-5 job that it might have been in the middle of 2006, and maybe your job isnt very fun in the beginning of September in the middle of the day on Sunday, probably a little hot and sticky out there but now Kalyn you have been in real estate now for about 9 years.

Youre the team leader for the Dream Vesting group and a certified negotiator is that correct. Yes. And you Jeri as well have been in real estate for 9 years. Yes, almost nine years. I am an associate broker so I am excited about that, I took the class almost two years ago and finally decided to take the test and take the plunge.

Well good and that is a great accomplishment and you also have extensive experience in property management is that correct? Not property management, property sales management. I actually ran three different condo projects back in 2006 when it was fun to be a real estate agent. I helped actually with the acquisition of the properties, the development and then the sales, and then ran the sales teams and I ran three real estate offices as well. Very nice so the condo conversions are what you’re talking about back in 2006 in the day right? Yes… http://realestatemarketingthisweek.com

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Learn more about loan modification and Refinance Plus from Quicken Loans at https://www.quickenloans.com/refinance/learn/loans/making-home-affordable-is-it-right-for-you

The government’s Making Home Affordable Plan is aimed at ending the foreclosure problems facing our country.

Starting now, millions of Americans may be eligible for refinancing or loan modification and you should talk to a mortgage banker right away to find out if you qualify.

If you’re one of the millions of homeowners who has made your Mortgage payments on time, then the government’s plan is great news for you!

Refinance Plus – a streamlined refinance process, can now help several million homeowners to refinance to a lower fixed rate and payment – even if you couldn’t qualify because of low home values and lack of equity. And most importantly, lower credit may not be a problem!

Here’s how it works:
The message of the plan is clear – the government wants American homeowners to take advantage of historically low mortgage rates. In fact, a third of the money the government dedicated to keep rates low has already been spent.

At this point, waiting any longer could cost you money. We’ll work with you to determine your home’s value, your equity and what kind of new loan you need.

This is fantastic news for nearly 5 million people who couldn’t previously refinance under traditional guidelines.
It’s that simple.

Were also getting some Questions about Loan Modification. Loan modifications were intended solely to protect homeowners from foreclosure, and to stop the decline of property values.

In order to qualify you must be able to prove serious hardship in writing, verify all income and expenses, as well as assets.
Contact your mortgage banker today to get the answers you’re looking for and to take advantage of our safe and secure long term financing.

The plan is here and the message is clear: Now is the time to refinance and take advantage of historically low interest rates. Millions will benefit from a lower mortgage payment. Why not you?

You can also read the most common myths about the government’s plan at https://www.quickenloans.com/refinance/learn/loans/the-making-home-affordable-plan-myths-about-loan-modifications-and-refinancing

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A Kansas City woman says she had a bad experience when she took part in the Loan modification program at Bank of America. KMBC 9’s Micheal Mahoney reports.

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Moses Apsan, Esq. has over 25 years experience in chapter 7 & Chapter 13 Bankruptcy. He can assist you analyzing your current financial situation and if necessary can file for bankruptcy to STOP FORECLOSURE and save your home and reduce or eliminate your credit card payments. Offices in New York at 225 Broadway, NY 212-661 3344 and NJ at 400 Market Street, Newark, NJ.

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Millions of Americans have been unable to make their mortgage payments due to the economy, leaving some homeowners vulnerable to Mortgage scams.

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An attorney is squaring off with the state over whether he has the right to modify home Loans.

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Very important information about principal reductions and truth in lending act violations. Tricks lenders are pulling on us. And a question from a subscriber about reporting property to a lender even when that property is held by a limited liability company or corporation

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