San Jose Short Sales – Agent Short a Full Deck

San Jose Short Sales

Agent Short a Full Deck? 

 

It makes perfect sense that a seller or home buyer may not clearly understand short sales.  It seems that I find myself explaining short sales on a daily basis.

What baffles my mind are the Agents who write offers on short sales and believe that because the offer is ALL CASH the Banks will allow the property to be sold significantly below market value.

Adding to my confusion is why an agent would submit an ALL CASH offer in December 2010 and provide a letter from the bank dated 6-25-2010 which verifies LESS funds than the all cash offer price.   Not only is the verification of funds letter nearly 6 months stale … I’m wondering if the agent understands San Jose short sales.

To be clear, when a lender approves a short sale, the lender agrees to accept less than what the seller/borrower owes on the property provided the offer to purchase is a fair market value offer and is supported by a loan approval letter and proof of funds to close the transaction.

It appears the agent who wrote the offer may simply be short a full deck in her understanding of real estate and short sales.

Short Sales are not a Real Estate Board Game. Short Sales are designed to help homeowners avoid foreclosure.  Most homeowners choose short sales among the foreclosure alternatives.

Buyers making offers on short sales need to choose an agent who understands the short sale process. and how to write an offer.

San Jose Short Sales Listing Agent, Kathleen Daniels is committed to helping homeowners avoid foreclosure.  It is important that only strong offers be considered and that the buyer and the buyer’s agent understands the process … short sales are no joking matter.

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San Jose Short Sales – Show me the Money!

As a San Jose Short Sale Specialist I am often asked: “Why are we required to put in a good faith deposit BEFORE the bank approves the short sale? “This is often followed by: “No one else requires a deposit.”

My response is typically something like this: The reasoning is that buyers must have skin in the game. It’s measures buyer commitment.

Think about it … would you write an offer on a bank-owned REO without a deposit?

Would you write an offer on a traditional sale without a deposit?

My questions to you are:

  • Have you ever booked a vacation without a deposit?
  • Have you ever booked a hotel room without a deposit?
  • Have you ever been able to book a conference room, a church, a reception hall without a deposit?

In most cases, those deposits may be non-refundable. A deposit for a purchase of a short sale is refundable under the provisions of the Purchase Contract. We ask for a “good faith” deposit as a measure of a buyers’ good faith.

The homeowners listed their home as a short sale because they want to avoid foreclosure. The sellers are unwilling to essentially take their home off the market for a buyer who is unwilling to provide a small initial deposit. My years of experience working short sales tells me that buyers who are unwilling to put up a deposit are most likely buyers who are writing offers all over town and ultimately may walk away from their promise to purchase. If that happens, my clients are at a higher risk of foreclosure.

Therefore Mr. and Mrs. Buyer (and Buyers’ agent) as Jerry Maguire says:

SHOE ME THE MONEY!

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Copyright © 2010, All Rights Reserved by Kathleen Daniels,San Jose Short Sale Specialist, RDCPro *San Jose Short Sales – Show me the Money!*

San Jose Short Sales – another success story!

Ever wonder why San Jose short sales “don’t close”?

We just closed another San Jose Short Sale! We received Short Sale Lender Approval on 5-3-2010. We closed in 19 calendar days. We could have closed sooner IF only the Listing Agent had timely performed. Because we were waiting for the listing agent to perform we faced unexpected delays in the San Jose short sale process. Delays can not only be costly, delays can cause a San Jose short sale transaction to blow up.

It’s not always the short sale negotiator as many inexperienced San Jose short sale listing agents claim. That certainly was not the case in this transaction. Despite the delays caused by the listing agent and the errors created by the Old Republic Title Escrow Officer … we did close on the San Jose short sale.

Congratulations to my Super Star client who understands the San Jose short sale process and played like a Champion.

A special thanks to my friend Julie for the referral.

I truly enjoy working with San Jose short sales and helping San Jose homeowners avoid foreclosure.

Certified San Jose Short Sale Specialist

Copyright © 2010, All Rights Reserved by Kathleen Daniels, San Jose Short Sale Specialist
*San Jose Short Sales – another success story!*

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