Good question. And I don’t have the answer nor would I ever suggest you miss payments. But I do have an opinion based on my own experience. First a few facts: Missing payments will mess up your credit. Missing payments is no guarantee of a short sale approval. Missing payments could cause you t...

08/29/2012

Bank Of America Short Sale Success In Orange City Florida

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Tutas Towne Realty and Bryant Tutas just had another successful Orange City Florida Short Sale closing with Bank of America. The property: Investment Property. 3 bedroom 2 bath single family home located in Orange City Florida. This home has 1,240 sq ft of living area and was built in 2005...

08/26/2012

Bank of America Short Sale Success In Davenport Florida Again

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Tutas Towne Realty and Bryant Tutas just had another successful Davenport Florida Short Sale closing with Bank of America. The property: Investment Property. 4 bedroom 3 bath pool home located in the Aviana community of Davenport Florida. This home has 1,532 sq ft of living area and was b...

08/25/2012

Orlando Florida Short Sale Success With Green Tree Servicing

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Tutas Towne Realty and Bryant Tutas just had another successful Orlando Florida Short Sale closing with Greentree. The property: Investment Property. 3 bedroom 1 bath single family home located in Orlando Florida. This home has 1,060 sq ft of living area built in 1959. It was purchased in May of...

08/25/2012

Seller Taking An Offer Before The Short Sale Hits MLS

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Good morning Superstars. Here are our all time top Superstar discussions. DiscussionsRepliesLatest Activity Seller taking an offer before it hits MLS We are seeing a lot of agents pre selling their own own listings that are short sales before putting them on MLS. I know we have a fiduciar… Start...

08/25/2012

"As Is" Always means MAYBE!

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Hi folks. Today I want to talk a little bit about "As Is" contracts. A read an article titled "As Is" contracts mean maybe? I completely agree with the title but disagree with the content and most of the comments. The article is about a Buyer asking for repairs even though they agreed to an "As ...

08/22/2012

Remove The "Pursue a Deficiency" Langauge Or I'm Not Closing!

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Well OK then. BUT.....did you know getting it removed is not enough? "What ya talkin' 'bout Willis?" Having the "pursue a deficiency" language removed from a Florida Short Sale approval letter don't mean squat. Of course, I am NOT an Attorney nor do I play one on TV. So you need to seek legal...

08/07/2012

Who Does The Work In A Short Sale?

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This Week's Superstars Discussions. Who Does The Work In A Short Sale? I have been reading this forum for a while and I am a short sale buyer. So far I haven't heard ANYTHING in regards to our short sale. Who doe… Started by kate 4 on Tuesday Reply by Joseph Alfe Just getting Started in the Biz ...

08/04/2012

Are You Tired Of Working For Peanuts?

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Hi folks. Are you tired of working for peanuts (low co-brokes)? In this current market, understanding how we get paid and who pays us has never been more important. Hopefully this will help. First, "You do NOT have to show your Buyer a listing if the co-broke is less than what you are willing to...

08/02/2012