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As some of you know, I work at a law office as a Paralegal/bankruptcy assistant and today was interesting. Potential client came in for a consultation. (By the way, my clients gave me permission to share this with everyone in this blog and encourage others not to be as naïve as they were). Her...
04/24/2008
I had a listing expire on Sunday at 2:00 a.m. and I had it back on by Monday 10:00 a.m. as my listing extending the date was returned to me by my clients on Monday at 9:30 a.m. During this time that the listing was expired, which was mostly while we are or should be sleeping, 1 Broker and 2 Agen...
04/24/2008
I know I can't win them all, but I try my best to achieve that. Here is the scenario: Property: Single Family Home Purchased in 2003. Never made payments late till November 2007 About 3000 sq. ft. Nice lot, house needs a little cosmetic ...
04/01/2008
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Another Real Estate Agent I know had asked me some questions about a deal she was working on because she was unclear of what to do next. I wanted to share this situation with others because in this market this situation may arise with one of your deals. Lister has property listed for sale. Buy...
02/27/2008
I am checking to see if anyone has had any dealings with Saxon Mortgage. I have had such a hard time with this mortgage company. I have 4 offers in with them on a short sale and foreclosure right around the corner and no response from them. Call after call. Just curious if anyone else has had...
02/21/2008
Has anyone else received a call from someone (THEY DID NOT LEAVE THE COMPANY NAME ON MY PHONE) stating they are looking for someone to refer clients to and their referral fee is 90% . I could not believe that someone would expect me to do all the work for 10% of the offered commission. I though...
02/07/2008
Someone who called me today at the law firm I work at, was asking for legal advice before pursuing a short sale with a real estate agent. After asking some questions, she stated the following: The Agent she wanted to represent her interests told her that he is very successful with short sales ...
02/06/2008
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A friend of mine, who is an Investor, buys homes at the foreclosure auctions (courthouse steps) and sells homes. He called me to ask me if I had any Appraiser’s phone numbers I could give him that he could get a quick appointment with, because the one he normally uses is out of town and the Appr...
01/29/2008
With so many people losing their homes these days, I wanted to share some information about using to the bankruptcy system to help someone stay in their home instead of doing a short sale or a Foreclosure. Every situation is different. Since I work as a bankruptcy consultant/paralegal at a law ...
01/28/2008
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(this is a re-post, was deleted in error) This was interesting today. I get a lot of people that come through the law firm I work at with the most unusual housing situations to see if they qualify for bankruptcy. Well, this couple bought a home together in 2005 and now cannot afford the mortga...
01/28/2008