Trent's Blog

Short sale, Loan modification, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy or Foreclosure... Which is YOUR best option when you have no equity? Fill out the form to find out!     What are your options when you owe more than your home is worth? That's a loaded question... because if you ask an attorney, they may suggest...

You know how annoying it is... when you finally get a deal approved and you find out the buyer walked... it's not so bad when you have a back up buyer, unless of course you are dealing with Bank of America and they tell you that you have to START ALL OVER IN EQUATOR. Click here to watch a video ...

One of the biggest frustrations in a short sale can actually come from buyers!  Let me exlpain why I say that and what can be done so they AREN'T one of the problems with short sales. If I am a buyer's agent and I have 4 offers on 4 different short sales, I should technically retract or put my o...

One of the biggest frustrations in a short sale can actually come from buyers.  Now before you get all upset, let me exlpain why I say that and what can be done so they AREN'T one of the problems with short sales. If I am a buyer's agent and I have 4 offers on 4 different short sales, I should t...

I'll keep this short and sweet.   Banks would be screwed and lose millions more each quarter if it weren't for real estate agents doing short sales... but they will never tell you that.   Do you realize that banks DON'T have to do short sales?  And that they DON'T have to spend millions paying fo...

  I have been spending the last week working on video and content for the launch of my team's new website (http://NewFutureTeam.com).  Once the videos are finished with editing and uploaded (hopefully by Monday) this will be a very thorough resource for Caifornia home owners where the most commo...

Disclaimer: I know that this blog post will give off the impression that I am one of those people who doesn't want to 'get along with the banks'...but in reality, I am just fed up with the lies and have to bring to light what we all know deep down but may not want to admit. You see, my view on "w...

I don't usually like to listen to bank reps or execs speak at short sale events.  I don't expect them to tell us (agents) how to we can help our clients... because obviously, Banks really don't want to help our clients who are doing short sales, Banks just want their money back and they'l do wha...

There are a few misconceptions and a few problems that I have with Bank of America's new Cooperative Short Sale program, but there are a few good things about it. Benefits of the BofA Cooperative Short Sale program: 1- You can start a short sale prior to having an offer (however, BofA will try a...

Talk to 3 attorneys on the subject and you'll get 3 different opinions.  Talk to 3 short sale 'experts' on the topic and you'll get 3 different opinions. ...so, I'll attempt to explain why I believe it is better to be SAFE than SORRY. Many agents 'argue' that based on footnote 126 from page 35 o...