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How to Sell A Home with Tenants: 3 Tips

10/16/2010
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Make sure you know when the lease will end, and when the tenants will begin a month to month tenancy. These are important facts to relay when selling a home with tenants. Investor buyers willl want to know, and other buyer will want to know when the tenants can vacate the property. Also, make sure you know how much notice the tenants are entitled to for showings - a well written lease will include a provision about notice.

Short Sale Alert: One Loan? No More Deficiencies After a Short Sale in California.

10/14/2010
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I think this is probably the most significant development for short sale sellers since the housing bust began and frankly it makes me proud to be a Californian. In my mind it was the right thing for the legislature to do. California Senate Bill 931 prevents first lien holders who approve a short sale from then turning around and pursuing the homeowners for the deficiency.

Top 5 Short Sale Myths

10/08/2010
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Myth #1: I have to be an owner occupant to qualify for a short sale. Where did this myth come from? I’ve done short sales for investors and non-owner occupants. They happen all the time. I just listed a home where the lender told the owner to do a short sale on their rental property. You can sell your investment or rental property via short sale.

Santa Maria Short Sale Alert: What is an Approved Short Sale?

05/17/2010
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An “approved” short sale is a short sale where the short sale lender has already communicated to the seller what they will accept as an offer for the property.

Who Pays the Real Estate Commission in a Short Sale Transaction?

04/11/2009
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The number one question I'm asked by home owners contemplating a short sale is "Who pays your commission?" Often people are already cash strapped in a short sale situation and they wonder if they have to pay a real estate agent out of their own pocket in order to short sell their property. The short answer is that is the bank. Of course, every real estate company writes their own listing agreements. Some require that owners make up any short fall in what the bank will pay with their own funds. But, most will settle for what the bank will agree to pay them.