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Question from homeowner: I want to avoid foreclosure, but my lender won’t let me

Kansas City Short sales

Overland Park KS – The Stop Foreclosure Institute recently received a question from Arman. Here is his question.

I am a Seller trying to avoid foreclosure. My agent has a buyer and his offer is with the lender from last seven months. Now the lender told us that Fannie Mae investor refused [...]

Kansas City Short Sales: High property taxes are forcing some people into foreclosure

Overland Park KS – I just saw the second of two articles about homeowners losing their home or property because of high property taxes. Most of the stories were based in the Northeast, where the property taxes are much more expensive.

In one story, http://www.wbaltv.com/r/25677444/detail.html, a Maryland Woman is going on a hunger strike to bring [...]

Question from homeowner: My lender just sold my loan. Is that a good thing?

Overland Park KS – The Stop Foreclosure Institute recently received a question from James. “My loan was just sold. I was making payments to CitiFinancial and they sold it to Nationstar. Is that good or bad?” James asked.

Discover how other sellers successfully did a short sale and request a free consultation by clicking here.

Here is [...]

Kansas City real estate: Does a forensic loan audit help get short sale approval?

Kansas City MO – I’m sure you have heard about forensic loan audits. I’ve heard people say how wonderful they are. “Your lender will approve your short sale right away”, claims one.

Discover how other sellers successfully did a short sale and request a free consultation by clicking here.

An agent told me a story about [...]

Overland Park real estate: How to know when the short sale negotiator is lying to you

Overland Park KS – Negotiating short sales is tough. In my opinion, some of the banks are not making good financial decisions. “We won’t approve the file without the financials completely filled out,” they say.

Or, they tell you the numbers won’t work when the investor guidelines actually say to approve the short sale. If [...]

What to do when they won't allow you to "escalate" the Kansas City short sale file

Kansas City MO – Yesterday I gave you a good example of why you should “escalate” a short sale file. The Stop Foreclosure Institute took a short sale that wasn’t going to be approved, pushed for an approval, and received it.

As a result a homeowner avoided foreclosure, a buyer was able to buy the [...]

Overland Park real estate Short Sales: Who benefits from a short sale?

Overland Park KS – First, it benefits the owner of the loan. This is because they get to sell the house at today’s price, versus what it will be worth 6-12 months down the road. I just did a comparison and pulled up sold listings.

All of the listings were the similar properties in similar [...]

Overland Park Real Estate Short Sales: Another thing that is dragging on the economy

Overland Park Kansas- The Stop Foreclosure Institute received another testimonial from a seller. She said a lot of stuff and it refreshed my memory. The average person just doesn’t realize how “going broke” makes people feel like trash.
People start doubting themselves. They keep on kicking themselves down mentally.

“Why did I buy that house?” “Why didn’t [...]

Overland Park Short Sales: We answer a question from a homeowner facing real estate foreclosure

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The only thing certain in life is death and taxes – Benjamin Franklin

The Stop Foreclosure Institute recently received a question from a homeowner facing foreclosure. I’ll call him Peter to protect his identity.

(Foreclosure is embarrassing and I don’t want to put his name out there.) Peter asked, “I am six months [...]

Overland Park Short Sales: Wall Street Firms Strategically Walking Away from their upside down real estate properties

Overland Park KS – Wall Street Fat Cats say homeowners shouldn’t walk away from upside down homes. Why? “If you do it, then everyone will start doing it”, they say. “It isn’t moral. People should own up to their commitments.

People should be responsible. This is more than just a contract. It’s what holds the entire [...]