Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Washington Post: Short Sale Bank Approvals Easier, Faster Than Ever? »

My friend, fellow guitar strummer and Shortsaleology guy Cory Boatright just passed along this article from the Washington Post that’s worth reading…
“Coming Up Short, More And More”
This shoul be especially interesting for you short sale folks (like Cory)…or anyone who’s involved in loan mods……or heck, anywhere in the preforeclosure arena at all for that matter.
Quick [...]

Oklahoma Newbie Flips 2 Short Sales, Scores Nicely (Listen) »

Here’s the latest in my “man on the street” series of interviews.
It came about after Cory Boatright told me about one of his Shortsaleology members, Ron Harris.
Ron’s a relative new investor from Oklahoma who’d recently flipped a couple of short sales netting him more than enough to completely pay off all his business debt and [...]

 
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Short Sale Guy Gets Personal with Countrywide »

Here’s a handy resource worth passing along.  And it’s one you short sale investors out there will find particularly useful…
Short sale guy Shaun “The Swan” McCloskey just posted DIRECT contact info for some of the “higher ups” at Countrywide on his blog.
Just to be clear, if you find ever should yourself negotiating a short sale [...]

Short Sales Don’t Ruin Credit (And Other Lies) »

Listen, I have to be honest with you…
I’m always a little suspicious when I read something that seems a bit over the top.  And like most of us, my inbox has been just STUFFED for the last few days with emails from folks trying to get me interested in downloading this “Short Sale Manifesto 2.0” [...]

Jersey Cop’s 1st Deal, Makes $0, Big Success? »

I just knocked out a quick, spur of the moment phone interview with an investor friend of mine named Colleen.
Things you might find interesting about this:

She’s a Jersey cop who commonly handles evictions.  In fact I interviewed her on her cell phone while on her way to do a set out.
This was Colleen’s first deal [...]

 
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ShortSaleology Offers Short Sale Negotiating, Private Funding, Mastermind »

(Note: This post contains both audio and video resources below.)
It’s no secret that we’re in the midst of a nationwide real estate foreclosure tsunami.
The question is, are you just reeling because of it?  Or are you equipped to respond aptly, and carve yourself off a nice hunk of opportunity, with a side of profit?
Everything’s on [...]

 
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The Word on the Street Lately… »

This is another handful of interesting articles and tidbits I’ve stumbled upon in the last week or so. I found them fascinating, informative or down right entertaining and thought you might also.
Enjoy…
Tenant File 6.0 Property Mgmt Software Review (A Video Review)
My buddy Trevor at The REI Brain did a a great little review of this [...]

How To Determine a Short Sale Purchase Offer »

By Cory Boatright, Shortsaleology Founder
The word “short sale” has certainly been a buzz word in the distressed real estate market we are experiencing in 2008. However many Realtors and investors are still unclear on how to determine a real estate short sale offer that is acceptable to the lender.
The following steps are to be used [...]