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2011 

Oakley CA – The Stop Foreclosure Institute recently received a question from Brent. Here is Brent's Question. "If we are not behind on our mortgage but can't sell our home through a normal sale because we don't have any equity, can we still qualify for a short sale? We would like to sell this pro...
01/24/2011
Oakley CA – The Stop Foreclosure Institute recently received a question from Chad. Here is Chad's Question. "I own a condo in Hackensack, New Jersey. I purchased in 2007, pre-construction for $375k and have a mortgage balance of $337k. Ihave been trying to sell my unit for upwards of 2 years wit...
01/24/2011
Oakley CA – The Stop Foreclosure Institute recently received a question from Mau. Here is Mau's Question. "Is it legal for a short sale seller to buy the house he is selling on short to reduce his mortgage loan?” asked Mau. Discover how other sellers successfully did a short sale to avoid forecl...
01/24/2011
Oakley CA – The Stop Foreclosure Institute recently received a question from Steve. Here is Steve's Question. "I divorced six years ago. We had had our home on the market for some time, but it wasn't selling. My ex needed money to buy another home. Since it wasn't selling, we refinanced and spli...
01/24/2011
Oakley CA – If you are looking to buy a home, then you probably want to get the best deal. January is the best time to be purchasing a home. Let me explain why. A lot of people put their homes on the market in January. In addition, there are very few people looking to buy a home in January. This...
01/24/2011
Oakley CA – The Stop Foreclosure Institute recently received a question from Tamra. She is buying a home and her agent is trying to talk her out of short sales. Here is Tamra’s question. “I am looking to buy a home. Some of the best priced properties are short sales. However, my agent won’t show ...
01/12/2011
  Oakley CA – The Stop Foreclosure Institute sometimes receives e-mails from people that short sales are impossible. Well, short sales are not impossible. They just take time. Here is an example. The Stop Foreclosure Institute was attempting a short sale on a property. The bank turned down an off...
01/12/2011
Oakley CA – Here is another common loan modification mistake that many homeowners make. They accept a very short term payment agreement that is not a loan modification. They could have gotten a real modification, but settled for whatever the lender recommended to them. They settled for what is c...
01/12/2011
  Oakley CA – Most homeowners negotiating a loan modification are not amazing negotiators. After all, it’s not every American’s job to be a great negotiator. America is built on hard work and treating people fair. Most stores offer products at a good, fair price. The price is the price. If you do...
01/12/2011
  Oakley CA – Loan Modifications are tough. Lenders don’t want to reduce your payment or reduce the amount you owe. It’s insane. Don’t even get me started on the topic of the nation’s courts being tilted in the favor of the big banks! Most loan modifications end in failure because the banks are ...
01/12/2011
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