Do the Math – Does It Make Sense to Keep a Property that is Underwater by a Lot?

If you are 25% underwater, your home will have to rise by 33% just to get you back to even. How many years will that take? What we saw in the early 2000s is more an anomaly, not a normal market. Can you afford to wait a long time for your property to go back up in value? Or would it make more sense for you to sell now, buy again when the time is right, and watch the new property appreciate in value?

Stop Worrying about How Your Credit would be Affected - CASH NOT CREDIT IS KING?

A short sale will likely impact your credit score, but your credit can always be rebuilt. Having the cash to pay for the things that matter is most important. When you have negative equity in your home, which means you owe more to your bank than your home is worth, THEN the house is totally not yours. It belongs to your bank. Why continue to pay for something that is not yours?

Walking Away From Your Home (Foreclosure) is NOT Often the Right Move

So many homeowners are fed up with the injustices wrought upon them by their lenders. They have stopped paying their mortgages and walked away from their loans, not caring whether their lender forecloses on them.

This isn’t the right move as there are better options available such as the short sale of a property (selling a property for less than you owe). In many states, when a bank forecloses on you, that bank would likely go after you for any deficiency in your loan. For example, the bank would go after you for the difference between what they sold your house for in a foreclosure and what you owe to them. Worst of all, the bank could also go after you for the legal costs of actually foreclosing on your

Loan Modification without Principal Reduction Doesn’t Make Sense

Property prices are down. You have a mortgage that is significantly more than you can possibly sell your property for. You tried to get a loan modification and YOUR BANK REDUCED YOUR MONTHLY MORTGAGE PAYMENTS, but NOT THE AMOUNT YOU OWE TO THEM (the principal of your loan). Does this really help you?

We see so many people flocking towards having their loans modified, but in the long run this solution doesn’t help them as they still owe the same amount of money to their banks. Yes, with a lower mortgage payment, you can now afford to pay your mortgage. However, if the price of your property takes forever to rise then you could very well be stuck with a mortgage that isn’t worth paying for.

In the long run, we find that loan modifications without principal reductions aren’t beneficial for most homeowners when the value of their homes is much less than the amount they owe to their lenders.

Loan Modifications Generally Work to Your Bank’s Advantage. Not Yours!

Banks are after all in the business to make money, not to give away their money. The bank isn’t approving a loan modification to be nice to you. No – instead, lenders generally try to get as much out of you as they possibly can before you actually walk away from your property once you realize that you are putting your money into a property that won’t be worth much to your kids.

We are not saying that you shouldn’t attempt a loan modification.  What we are saying is that you should attempt to get one where your principal (the amount you owe to the bank) is reduced and it works out well for you in the long run. Don’t just think for today with lower mortgage payments. Think towards the future with owing less to your bank.

Banks Usually Prefer Short Sales Over Foreclosures

With a short sale, you work towards selling your home at a price and at terms that are approved by your lender. The lender tends to make out better financially in a short sale than in a foreclosure. With a short sale, your lender is least likely to go after you as you have chosen to sell at a more favorable price/terms and the lender didn’t have to file legal proceeding against you, which costs the lender time and money.

Is it Wrong for You to Short Sale Your Property?

Is it wrong for people to form a business in order to protect themselves from liability? Of course not. Companies file for bankruptcy all the time and their investors eat the losses. We have to strategically set ourselves up for future success. Short sale is the step before even considering bankruptcy or foreclosure, which typically is the kiss of death for you when it comes to getting a loan in the future.

Start Life Without Your Mortgage Burden. Let Us Help You to Sell Your Property For Less than You Owe To Your Lender

You owe it to yourself and to your family to make the choice that is right for your future. Ridding yourself of that burdensome mortgage is not the end of the road, but is instead the beginning of life without that headache of a loan

Don't trust your property to an Agent who is inexperienced with Short Sales. That could cost you countless months of frustration with a bank that doesn't even answer your short sale request. Our Agents have a great success rate in getting lenders to allow our Sellers to sell their property for less than the Sellers owe.

Your lender typically pays for our short sale assistance services.  What do you have to lose? Short Sale with Us Today!