Lynn Pineda | Keller Williams Partners Realty | 954-464-1100 4275 NW 89th Ave #203, Coral Springs, FL Ramblewood East community 1BR/1.5BA Condo offered at $28,000 Year Built 1981 Sq Footage 690 Bedrooms 1 Bathrooms 1 full, 1 partial Floors 1 Parking 1 Uncovered spaces Lot Size Unspecified HOA/Maint $351 per month DESCRIPTION Fabulous opportunity to own your 1 bed/1 1/2 bath in the popular community of Ramblewood East. Your home overlooks a city park instead of the customary parking;a view to enjoy from your screened in patio. You'll find wood laminate floors in the living area & bedrm. The kitchen & bathrooms have tiled floors. Another plus is your washer/dryer inside your home.The bedrm has a walkin closet with additional storage place.Listing Agent knows Short Sales for your Buy. Dim... 10/03/2009

What happens when you receive a Buyer's offer for a home listed as a Short Sale and initially the Lender says "NO"? If I'm representing that Seller, the offer that has been submitted is an offer that I can support, believe in and I will fight for its approval. This case story has topped my experiences of drama for a distressed Sellers property here in South Florida. And the fight goes way beyond that first "No".  Grab a seat and let me tell you the story. 1st Buyer's offer: This first offer submitted was rejected by the Lender. I went back to the Lender with my analysis of why they should accept the Buyer's offer and finally I got them to see it my way. Great, I said. Oh, the fun was just beginning. This was a Buyer who wanted everything her way, no give and take through the whole proce... 10/02/2009

It's everywhere you look, this pricing strategy. It's guaranteed to send your homeowner right into the tailspin of foreclosure; List a property and freeze the price. I see it all the time whether I'm working with Sellers or Buyers. How are Buyers and Sellers affected: It can be a great thing if I'm looking for Buyers who want to purchase a fabulous new home as this property whose price hasn't been touched is probably overpriced thereby overlooked by most Buyers and allows my Buyer to uncover it. Yet, it hurts the Seller of this property as a Buyer who could be buying the home if it was priced correctly, reduced that is, will never stumble across it It can be tragic for a distressed Seller who needs to sell their home. As discussed here before by many who would agree, we have Listing Age... 09/22/2009

Some will claim that they can put a value on a property within 15 minutes, some take a few hours and some know right away. I'm floored with the last one who claims to know right away. I ran into this today when I followed up on a Short Sale package that I submitted to a Lender and 1 minute into the call they came back at me that my offer will never work because they value the property at twice as much - Gosh, how did they do that? Wow, they're fast! Of course, I reserved my impulse to attack and calmly implied that they'll see the true values as per my market analysis that I provided.  These properties haven't had a sale for twice as much since two years ago. Sure there are properties sitting on the market priced at twice as much that have been on the market close to a year and many mor... 09/18/2009

I've been reading here on AR the why's of why we participate in Short Sales. I just read Broker Bryants post and it moved me to elaborate here myself. As many have said it's not just about earning a living. It is oh so much more. To play an active part in making a genuine difference in someone's life who is suffering from finanical and emotional stress is truly rewarding. When you know that what you are doing daily in your job can make a real difference in the life of others, this is what we're here for; this is so important in leading a fulfilling life. Short Sales aren't easy; they require a lot of preparation on the part of the Realtor, particularly when you handle the Short Sale yourself, as I do. It's constant follow up and dealing with others who punch a clock that don't have the ... 09/06/2009

First and Foremost, Hire a Professional who is experienced in selling Short Sales.This is not always so obvious but oh so true. Years and years of Real Estate experience is great for the general practitioner but not if you need to save your home from foreclosure. This is what can happen when you don't hire a professional Short Sale Realtor: The home will be priced inaccurately. I've seen many listings when I'm searching for a Buyer who is looking at Short Sales and the List price is either too high, perhaps trying to cover a mortgage (clueless in their attempts) or priced too low as using the bait and switch tactic or worse yet, the home has been on the market for months with no adjustment in price. Clearly an uneducated Agent. I'm not trying to bash other Agents but they should stick w... 09/04/2009

Yesterday, I went out to preview some properties  in a 66 home development that I had built. While driving around the block, I noticed that a garage door was open, so I called the owner and friend up and he invited me in. He had made many improvements over the years, and still loved the home and the neighborhood. It gave me great joy to visit, seeing one of his teenage sons, and to realize that I had been a part of their lives and they a part of mine. I promise to keep in touch with friends and clients that I enjoyed working with. 08/21/2009

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Did you know that Anxieties plague roughly 19.1 million Americans? There are many types of anxieties and levels of severity. This discussion will be on a less severe form, yet prevalent in today's Real Estate market with the growing number of foreclosures affecting millions nationwide. Anxiety defined by Wiktionary: An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness or concern about some uncertain event; An uneasy or distressing desire (for something); A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach Let's take a closer look at Short Sale Anxiety. Most of us have heard of it and some of us find it easier to handle head on.  Here are some of the steps to overcome Short Sale Anxiety:   First and foremost, do not believe everyt... 08/16/2009

When did everything become so black and white? Are there not gray areas in life? Can we not go outside of the margins to take a closer look? I posted a post to my blog a while back that detailed the story of a family in need here in South Florida. Through my post, I've had the pleasure of meeting Marilyn Mock of the Foreclosure Angel Foundation(FAF).  She truly is an Angel as she seeks out to help people in true need. She's been featured on 20/20, Oprah, Good Morning America and others as being a truly caring individual. She'll go to a foreclosure Auction and buy a home back for a family. She had heard of the same family that I had posted on and through her online efforts she found me - lucky me. Together we have been searching for a home for this family.  Well I found what we thought t... 08/08/2009

The transaction closed today and I did the SNOOPY Dance! Four hours on Friday for a closing and the HUD had to be recalculated because the escrow for the taxes was wrong....mind you it wasn't a HUGE error and the Buyer agreed they could have handled the mistake when the bank discovered it come January, but the Closing Agent said Re-Do it! It was a Foreclosure property so of course there was a city lien of $11,000 (that was the re-negotiated amount). We won't even get into the three issues that were resolved that no one checked or knew about so when they came out to re-inspect; Code Enforcement added three more issues!!! Bottom Line they held $10,000 of the Seller/Lenders money and $1,000 of the Buyers $$ It gets better...We looked AT A LOT OF HOMES for months...Found one that worked sor... 08/04/2009

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Staging helped this Vacant property in the Brookside North community in Coral Springs, Florida!  Coral Springs is a city of about 129,000 in Broward County in South Florida. Single family homes account for 65% of housing; while condos make up the balance.  The residents are educated and work in professional or management careers.  Their average commute time is 30 minutes.  The median age is 42 and more than half of the households are without children.  The average list price is currently just above $400,000. So what does that say about your buyers? These buyers want to be able to walk into a home and see the "live-ability' of the property.  They want to see how their own furniture and lifestyles will fit.  They do NOT want to see all of the projects that will need to be undertaken to ge... 07/28/2009

Oh technology.  I remember when the first cell phone came to market that looked like a shoe; big and bulky. Now, look at what cell phones are capable of...it's incredible.  Whether you are tweeting or searching for help, you'll often rely on your Smart Phone to get you where you want to be. As a Coral Springs Realtor and Short Sale Specialist, it's critical that my customers can find me when they want to find me. My Short Sale website for South Florida is available for the mobile Smart Phone user.   I have the new Palm Pre.... and I would say that "Smart" really doesn't sufficiently describe the phone. I initially purchased the phone as I was in need of a good GPS system and I thought, heck....why not get myself a new phone at the same time. I worked with my web designer to get my mobil... 07/26/2009

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SOLD PROPERTIES IN WYNDHAM LAKES OF CORAL SPRINGS IN THE LAST 60 DAYS AS OF July 14th, 2009                                  Bedrooms      Baths      Pool       Square Footage           List Price               Sold Price    BAY POINTE               12276 NW 49th Dr             4              3          Yes            2521                      $425,000.              $400,000. 12268 NW 48th Dr             5              4          Yes            2887                      $455,000.              $413,750. 4835 NW 12th Wy             5              4          Yes            4299                      $449,999.              $385,000. 12307 NW 49th St             5             3.5        Yes            3155                      $489,900.              $425,000. MAYFAIR 5359 NW 124th Wy        ... 06/29/2009

It has happened again. In reading the Sun Sentinel Broward County edition this morning, another story appeared where a struggling young couple was supposed to have lost their home at auction on Friday due to their home being in foreclosure. What's worse is that this is a young Marine who was stationed in Fallujah, Iraq and came back with injuries - where is his support? (That is a whole other blog post subject.) Their story clearly illustrated a hardship which would qualify them for a Short Sale. It's just heart wrenching seeing this over and over again. So why do distressed homeowners like these who live in Sunrise Florida not seek out alternatives? These homeowners aren't alone here in Broward County like their distressed neighbors in Coral Springs, other cities and counties all over ... 06/27/2009

... as quoted by Henry David Thoreau. We all like to think of ourselves as being wise and doing the right thing. What is it about life's desperate times that throws our wisdom out the window? Many are experiencing very trying times as unemployment rates increase. Here in Florida they're approaching double digits. I bet the majority of us know someone affected by unemployment and being that our profession is Real Estate we all know how unemployment affects home ownership. Many homeowners are doing all that they can to avoid foreclosure; they'll try to get their loan modified and if that fails they'll look to doing a Short Sale on their home. I've dealt with many a desperate homeowner who have reached out to me to help them in their times of trouble; they're showing the characteristic of ... 06/24/2009

People who know me, know that I'm about the details. I try to make sure my "I's" are dotted and my "T"s" are crossed.  I guess it drives some people crazy. I'm working on a Short Sale and I'm getting close to another anticipated approval but before doing so I need to amend the contract to the new agreed upon price of $3000 more to be signed by Buyer and Seller as countered by Seller's Lender. Simple right?; Buyer and Seller agree to the new purchase price of $278,000. The Buyer's Agent sends in the "Simple Addendum" with a few more details added in. She's now adding that we must close within 15 days and there can be no contingencies - Ahh, just details.  I was told that I'm worrying too much about the details when I told the Buyer's Agent that her added details aren't acceptable. Primar... 06/22/2009