Real Estate Business Mentors

By Amy Ransdell There are a lot of hopeful reports floating across the media that point towards housing recovery.  The National Association of Realtors reported that the Pending Home Sales Index jumped in April by the most in more than seven years.  The pace of job loss significantly slowed in May, housing sales are up [...]

There are so many misconceptions about how to negotiate 1st mortgages versus 2nd mortgages when dealing with a real estate short sale! First off, one of the most important details to be aware of in today’s market is that the 1st mortgage is typically the lien holder that is foreclosing on the seller, and seeking [...]

The real estate short sale industry is booming and lenders are so overwhelmed with new and existing over debted properties in default that they need our help!  What I mean by that is, if you are doing short sales, please DO THEM correctly!  I keep getting feedback from lenders that there are too many investors [...]

For those of you that have been doing lots of short sales lately, you’re likely aware that many second mortgages are requesting a minimum of 10% in order to agree to a short sale.  Bank of America is no exception to this.  They are now one of the lenders that request a minimum of 10%, [...]