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		<title>Don&#8217;t Have Short Sale Moving Problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Burrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a real estate short sale, you have a seller with no money who needs to move out of the property. As a part of Realtor training that I have done for agents in Raleigh and Cary, North Carolina, we have to discuss how moving costs money,  and have a plan for the proper thing to do. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Owner&#8217;s Choices: Short Sale versus Deed In Lieu of Foreclosure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Burrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A deed in lieu of foreclosure occurs when an owner gives a deed to the property to the lender in order to avoid the foreclosure process.  It is commonly called a deed in lieu.  The benefit to the lender is it saves the time and expense of the foreclosure.  The lender will only accept a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Price the Home Like Goldilocks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Burrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Goldilocks found that one item was too hot, another was too cold, and one was just right.  The pricing a short sale listing needs to follow the Goldilocks principle, not too high, not too low, but just right. If you price the house too high, you will not get showings and offers.  To get the short [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seller Qualifications for a Short Sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Burrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With my first short sales in 1992, the seller had to be totally destitute to qualify with their bank for a short sale. If they had any money, or any way to get some money, they bank wanted it. If you were a bank, you would not want to let a borrower get away without [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Practice Law, Unless You&#8217;re a Lawyer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Burrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The relationship between Realtors and Lawyers is interesting.  Lawyers do not want Realtors intruding on their turf.  When a foreclosure proceeding is filed, it may be considered a lawsuit depending on the foreclosure procedures in your state.  Many foreclosures are done by a power of sale in the deed of trust, so it is just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Take Away the Owner&#8217;s Lifeline</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Burrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are times when you should not do a short sale, or you need to do it carefully. If the seller has a home equity line of credit, it may be the only lifeline available to the family. If the seller can still withdraw any substantial amount of money from that line of credit, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The BPO is Critical to a Short Sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Burrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The secret to a successful short sale is to get an accurate Broker's Price Opinion (BPO) so that the bank can see they are getting fair value in the sale and approve the sale. ]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Don&#8217;t Cut Commissions&#8221; &#8211; Fannie Mae</title>
		<link>http://shortsalesr.us/short-sale-dos-and-donts/fannie-mae-prohibits-cutting-commissions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Burrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are some of the most beautiful words in the Fannie Mae Servicing Guide:   Effective March 1, 2009, closing of  preforeclosure sales may not be conditioned upon a reduction of the total commission to be paid to real estate agents to a level below what was negotiated by the listing agent with the borrower, unless [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Income Tax and Short Sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Burrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the problems with a &#8220;short&#8221; sale used to be that a seller had to pay income tax on the amount the payment was &#8220;short&#8221;. So, if you owed the bank $300,000 and you paid back only $250,000 when the sale closed, the $50,000 that you are short is taxed as ordinary income. That [...]]]></description>
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