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Short Sale

Look for a surge in sales or resale before April 30th

March 15, 2010

In case you’ve fasting TV or maybe in a winter hibernation, there’s a little thing called a tax credit right now that is fueling a lot of sales.  In fact, it might be too effective because it’s pulling buyers from the future to buy now.
Just a recap for those that are still lost:

$8,000 tax credit [...]

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Number 1 Short Sale Agent In Gwinett

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It’s official, The Jarvis Team is now the #1 Short Sale agent in Gwinnett County. With the market in cities like Lawrenceville where up to 80% of the market is REO or Short Sales.  We’re very proud of this accomplishment as we are helping people avoid foreclosure and the extra penalties that come with [...]

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HOA’s Gone Wild

April 17, 2009

It’s been a while since I’ve heard about how bad Home Owner’s Associations are.  I used to have client flock from Florida and that was a big complaint.  "Nazi HOA’s" they’d call them.
With the current market the Homeowner’s Associations are starting to come out in force. Only this time they are targeting the less [...]

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Updating My Theme – Site – Business

March 10, 2009

I’m gearing up to manage all the web presence myself and so you might notice some tweaks and changes here and there in the next few weeks.
In addition, my business is growing so much you’ll also see some other exciting things that I will be involved with, including Atlanta Short Sale Listings , Radio, and [...]

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Deal or No Deal – Real Estate is Changing Again

February 11, 2009

The phone is ringing, is it the bank?  You might want to pick that up.   There’s some new stuff coming and you need to know what is coming if you are a buyer and if you are seller.
First, what is coming:
2009 Will forever be known as the year of the Short Sale . 2007 [...]

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Fannie Mae Policies On Short Sale Through Foreclosure

January 27, 2009

I often get asked about the difference between the impact of a short sale and a foreclosures.
Here is a summary of Fannie Mae loan policies that went into affect on August 1, 2008.  This represents the time period that must elapse before borrowers can demonstrate they have reestablished an acceptable credit history after the occurrence of the bankruptcy [...]

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The Biggest Mistakes In Short Sales

January 16, 2009

I’m getting the opportunity to write for ShortSalesAtlanta with Short Sale Buyers and my first post was about the mistakes in Short Sales.  Go Check it out.

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How Do I Avoid Foreclosure?

December 26, 2008

I get this question more than you might think.  There simply isn’t a ton of State specific information on avoiding Foreclosure in Georgia other than, "pay your bill."  If you are facing foreclosure you might have other options.

Loan Modification – There’s a lot of scams out there, but there are people who can help you [...]

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Why Short Sale? Short Sale VS Foreclosure

December 23, 2008

It’s come full circle, I’m loving short sales from a seller representative standpoint due to the fact that it helps get them out of a situation that could devastating to them financially.  For a long time I’ve not enjoyed showing short sales to my buyers, simply due to the hassle.  Having closed several this [...]

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What’s A Short Sale?

August 27, 2008

I’ve gotten several questions from new buyers and other from my previous blog post about short sales that I’d thought I’d right a little something about Short Sales.
A short sale is what happens when the bank takes less then what they are owed.   For example,  a buyer buys a home for $150,000 in 2007.  Unfortunately, [...]

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