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You should definitely hire an attorney if you are sued for foreclosure. But if you don’t have the money to hire an attorney and you don’t qualify or can’t obtain legal aid then this video can give you some helpful DIY hints. This is one of the videos from the free course that I offer [...]

There have been recent reports that state that the Las Vegas real estate market is prime for those looking into investing or buying a home. In the recent past the unemployment rate as well as the large inventory of homes on the market including foreclosures has slowed the Las Vegas real estate market down, however [...]

Short Sales in Glendale AZ and the surrounding communities of Phoenix, Surprise, Peoria and the West Valley:  This is a plea to all buyer’s agents and buyers thinking of submitting an offer on a Short Sale Property.  Please educate yourselves about the process.  I encourage you to interview the listing agent on the short sale [...]

Property management licensing is a state issued license that allows a person to operate all types of real estate, including industrial, commercial and residential. Managing properties is a job that provides access between the tenants of the property and the owners of the property. Besides communication, anyone holding property management licensing will also have to [...]

As a landlord, you may be contemplating hiring a Las Vegas property management company. While many landlord’s often handle the duties themselves, if you have many rental properties, you may find it difficult to handle everything. An experienced Las Vegas property manager will be able to carry out many different tasks. Their main tasks should [...]

Sounds like a strange title, but if the text of SB 2226 remains unchanged then Florida real estate agents negotiating short sales will have to be licensed as ‘loan originators’.  Or at least that’s my take on it.  Here’s the language on how a ‘loan originator‘ is defined (in part, with emphasis): “an individual who, [...]

Yes, it’s important that we pinch pennies and cut costs, but the one budget bucket that we simply cannot afford to dump is the one reserved for wowing our customers. Client appreciation events are not a new concept, especially in the Real Estate arena, where many well-known Real Estate gurus, like Brian Buffini, have promoted [...]

Anyone besides me receiving emails from Market Leader?  For those of you who are not familiar with Market Leader,  they are formerly known as House Values.  I am sure many of you can figure out why they changed their name from House Values to Market Leader but that’s besides the point. I have not received [...]

WannaNetwork.com has been recently showcased on WordPress.org.  This is a great accomplishment for WannaNetwork.com.  According to WordPress.org “only a relatively small number of submissions are eventually added to the WordPress Showcase, a number of exceptional sites and blogs are added weekly.”  “The Showcase aims to show the world what can be done with WordPress and [...]

You Have To Be the Short Sale Quarterback

Nationwide housing starts increased for the first time in eight months in February

Confession of a Lakewood Short Sale

The FHA (Federal Housing Administration) offers opportunities for low and moderate income families to become homeowners. The FHA does not offer mortgage products but insures them. In other words, the FHA guarantees the bank, or other lender, payment should the borrower default on a loan. This insurance encourages lenders to offer mortgages to applicants who [...]

How do I obtain the documents from a: the servicer B; the original lender and C; the closing title company?

Anyone that has been involved in a short sale in Las Vegas knows it can take a very long time to close and even then, there is no guarantee it will.  From the time we enter into a short transaction, whether it is with a buyer or seller, we explain the process so they know [...]

This article should be helpful to potential homeowners looking to do a short sale in Las Vegas, but primarily, this article is geared to buyers who may be considering a short sale. I’d like to try and help you understand the mindset of the listing agents and their strategies. With this knowledge, you will be [...]

“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 the fee exceeds 6 percent of the sales price of the property in aggregate. [...]

Well, I’m going to confess right off the bat. When I first tuned into the Executive Producer of Think Big Work Small, Stefan Lubinski’s presentation on Video Marketing at the Real Estate Cyber Convention, and for the first few minutes into the intro of his webcam-recorded lesson, he unabashedly chewed and smacked on a mouthful [...]