Broker Bryant's Real Estate Ramblings

Well where do I begin today? There are many changes taking place with Short Sales that have me concerned about the direction real estate is heading. Especially as it relates to Short Sales. Concern #1: It seems like the bulk of Short Sales are now with entities other than banks. Such as Nationst...

Hi folks, We had a buyer of a short sale post an article this week about his perspective of the Short Sale process. I found his perspective very helpful. Check it out. At the end of his article he asks: So, my question to "you" superstars is: Why is this? Why does it seem that deadlines are trea...

Hi guys. I first posted this back in March 2007. It truly illustrates the issues we had back during the "boom" that led to the crash. Here's the original article with comments. In the summer of ‘04, John and Sally fell in love. Both were in their late 20's and had recently gone through difficult...

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Tutas Towne Realty and Bryant Tutas  just had another successful Sarasota Florida Short Sale closing with Nationstar Mortgage and Round Point.   The property: Investment Property. 4 bedroom 2.5 bath condo located in Palmer Square West in Sarasota Florida. This condo has 2,086 sq ft of living are...

  Good morning Superstars. Here's a sampling of this week's Superstar discussions.       Home loan was never recorded?!?! I have a Chase primary and secondary loan. The primary is going to be paid in FULL but we have to short the secondary. The problem is the... Started by Smitty 3 on Thursday R...

Hi folks. This one will be real short and sweet. After all it is the Readers Digest version. However, I believe if you follow this very brief outline it will help you tremendously in your Real Estate business. Are you ready? OK here goes...... Find out WHO is buying and selling Real Estate. Find...

  As many of you already know Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now handling Short Sales much as they do their REO properties. Fannie Mae now has the new Standard Short Sale. Here are the Fannie Mae Standard Short Sale Guidelines. Please read the guidelines for more info and visit the Fannie Mae Ho...

  Good morning Superstars. Here are some of this week's top discussions.   DiscussionsRepliesLatest Activity What Are Your Short Sale Successes? Hi Everyone - Just for fun - tell us about your successes with short sales. A lot about this site is helping you solve problems. Most peo… Started by W...

1) What is the likelihood that the bank refuses to let us do a short sale on the grounds that they don't think our financial situation is dire enough?  Is the hardship we discussed sufficient or is there some specific amount of financial desperation we need to prove?  You may not have enough inf...