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The Fast Closing: Putnam Valley Short Sale

Posted in Short Sales, Success Stories, tagged , , , , , , , , , on April 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »

128 days ago, I sat at a dining room table in Putnam Valley, New York, just north of the Westchester County border with a young couple who were listed 4 times previously with 3 different brokerages in unsuccessful attempts to sell their home. Along the way, they got behind on their payments due to loss of income [...]

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The Divorce: Dutchess County Short Sale

Posted in Short Sales, Success Stories, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This short sale closed at the end of this past year. The clients were divorced, and the home they had built while married was incomplete and upside down. The house was listed this past summer. Divorce cases are in and of themselves difficult. I have to give both clients credit in their dealings with me- [...]

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Should Sellers Sign a Contract Prior to Short Sale Approval?

Posted in Short Sales, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »

A recent posting from an Ohio broker highlights how real estate differs from place to place. In it, she says that she advises her clients to not sign a contract with a buyer if the house is a short sale prior to getting the bank’s approval. While I won’t quarrel with what works for someone [...]

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The Single Mom- Orange County Short Sale

Posted in Short Sales, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This transaction came several years ago, before the market decline was fully accepted by home sellers. The client was a single mother who, because of a heart condition, missed a great deal of work and fell behind on her home loan. By the time I had met her, she was finished with another agent who [...]

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Should You Buy a Short Sale?

Posted in Short Sales, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Buying any foreclosure is tricky, and a short sale is probably the longest process. Is purchasing a short sale right for you? Perhaps you rent in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam or Dutchess and are considering a short sale purchase in one of those areas. Here are some things you ought to know: You can’t be in a [...]

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Westchester Short Sales by the Numbers

Posted in Short Sales, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The question that pops up for people who can no longer pay their mortgage is how much money they’ll have to come up with in order to get out from under their mortgage through a short sale. It is like the old catch-22 I’ve often heard where the client tells me that they want to [...]

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We Want a Baby -Orange County, NY Short Sale

Posted in Short Sales, Success Stories, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Some transactions stay with you your whole life. This occurred almost 2 years ago and seems like it was last week. The clients lived in Orange County, an exurb of NYC about 40 minutes north of White Plains. They were desperate, and their situation was compelling. First, they were restoring an older Georgian. Even in [...]

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