Israel Gonzalez's (ighomesdotcom) Blog

Hollister CA – No matter what the circumstances are when you're selling your home, you want to get top dollar for it. For the potential owner it's like her birthday, or Christmas or Hanukkah. So why not GIFT WRAP your home for her? As silly as that seems, that's exactly what you're doing when yo...

Hollister CA – The Stop Foreclosure Institute recently received a question from James. Here is his question. "I am upside-down by $300,000 on my home. I want to move, but I'm concerned about having that $300,000 debt chasing me for the rest of my life. A friend mentioned I could get it wiped out...

Hollister Homes for Sale – Some buyers think that since it's a buyer's market, they can make any crazy demand of a seller. And they can't understand when the seller isn't excited by their lowball offer. Here's an example of a recent story where this happened. A buyer makes an offer on a short sa...

Hollister CA – While most people think of Realtors as people to whom you turn only when you're buying or selling a home, many don't realize that a Realtor's expertise in the housing industry can help you in other ways as well. If you're facing possible foreclosure, turning to a Realtor for help m...

Hollister CA – What can you do if you're facing a foreclosure? One of the scariest and worse case scenarios for a homeowner is getting so far behind in payments that foreclosure is just around the corner. You feel as though you've let down everyone, yourself included. You feel embarrassed, even ...

Hollister CA – We recently saw something positive on short sales with Bank of America. Bank of America recently sent out an email stating that you can now initiate the short sale process without a buyer. Specifically, the agent can start the process and get things going before a buyer makes an o...

Hollister CA – The Stop Foreclosure Insitute recently received a question from Denzel. Here is his question. "I purchased my home in 2007 for $365,000 and put $18,000 down. Today I owe approximately $340,000. The mortgage is with Wells Fargo. (No second.) The same size home is being sold by the ...

Hollister CA – Short sales are difficult when you don't know what you're doing, but they aren't so difficult as people say. Click here to discover how other sellers successfully executed a short sale and avoided foreclosure. Here are the three keys to getting a short sale approved. #1: Follow up...

Hollister Homes for Sale – You might have heard of Dave Ramsey. He has a popular radio program on which he explains the benefits of getting out of debt. Dave is a zealot for the debt-free life. "You don't need to see the inside of a restaurant unless you are working there," he will tell people i...

Hollister Homes for Sale – The biggest reason people short sale their house is to avoid foreclosure. They cannot afford the house anymore, and the bank has said it will foreclose soon. If the short sale is not successful, the lender will foreclose on the house. We at the Stop Foreclosure Institu...