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IF you are stressed and distressed about your making your mortgage payments, worried about what happens if you miss a payment, know in the future you will not be able to make your payments, as a Certified Distressed Property Expert, Certified HAFA Specialist, and SFR (Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource-National Association of Realtors certification) I can help you.  Seeking information from somone who treats your situation with dignity and utmost confidentiality is my way of doing business.  I can provide and arm you with information and tools to enable you to make the right decision for your situation.  Email me for a free report about foreclosures vs short sales. Call me for a no cost consulation. OR check out my short sale information page at http://hosted.cdpe.com/MelanieCanHelp
 
Foreclosure and Short Sale Information:
Always top of the real estate news - REO - What does it mean?  Real Estate Owned by the bank...a foreclosure.  A REO has already gone through the foreclosure process, the owner is out of the home, and the bank needs to sell it.  Banks do not like to keep an inventory of foreclosed homes.  They are in the lending business.  Currently in Vallejo with 436 homes for sale, 153 are foreclosures and 177 are short sales per Bay Area Real Estate Information Services(8/14/2010).   In Benicia 20 homes are foreclosure listings and 28 are short sales out of 101 total homes for sale.  There are some outstanding opportunities to buy now.  Melanie is your trusted resource to help navigate your way in buying a foreclosure (REO).  For a free list of foreclosed homes currently on the market, just email your first name and email address to melanie.ross@solanopacific.com.  Let me know what price range you want and  I will email you the most up to date listing  information right away! Why wait to find out what is on the market the hard way.

What is a Short Sale?  You will often hear this on the news or while surfing the internet.  It means when a homeowner sells their home for less than what they owe on the mortgage. The Realtor negotiates with the bank to accept the contract for less money.  As a seller, it is important to talk with a real estate attorney and CPA as there can be tax consequences.   It is one of the last steps a homeowner can do to try and salvage their credit and dignity.  You may not know a potential home for sale is a short sale.  As your Realtor and member of the National Association of Short Sale Professionals (NASSPro),  I make sure I know this information and how it affects your buying or selling.

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