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If you find yourself unable to avoid foreclosure, and cannot find any other option – loan modification, refinancing, etc. – getting your lender’s approval for a short sale may be the best alternative for you. However, the short sale process is sort of complicated, and changes depending on your specific situation and your lender’s requirements. [...]

What Does NOT Constitute a Short Sale Hardship Some homeowners are still being asked to pay a large contribution to settle a short sale, while others are not asked to pay at all. Most of the time, this can depend on many factors – validity of hardship, type of loan, negotiator’s experience, etc. To some [...]

A Short Sale Hardship Letter is a letter that you need to write to your bank or lending institution to request them to consider a short sale to prevent your home from being foreclosed. After having assembled dozens and dozens of short sale packages, I have found that more than any other document, the hardship [...]

Advantages to Working With a Short Sale Agent Most of the home buyers whose main goals are to look for a real estate agent that they can trust, would probably go to a friend who has a real estate license or they might ask someone close to them for a referral to an agent as [...]

No one – not the buyer’s agent, the listing agent, nor the seller – actually knows for sure if a short sale offer will be rejected or accepted by the bank until the bank agrees to accept it directly. Just because a property is marketed as a short sale, it does not mean that it [...]

Hello I am Dana Ehrlich with Best Side of The Westside Inc, Santa Monica’s leading short sale specialist, Thank you for joining me here today. I love to use my blog as a way to keep you, the Westside LA homeowner, updated and informed about short sale and foreclosure prevention, and anything related to them. [...]

Isn’t it exciting and tempting when we hear about “hot”, “amazing,” “smokin’” or “crazy” deals? We often hear and read about them in the real estate world. This is the hype that surrounds short-sales and foreclosed, bank-owned homes. What is a Short Sale? Basically, a short sale is an agreement between a bank and a [...]

Do you owe more than your home is currently worth and you need to sell your home? If so a real estate short sale may be the service you need.  I’m a Santa Monica short sale agent.  I can help you analyze your current situation and help you make an informed decision. What is Short [...]