Good News For Short Sale Investors
April 6, 2009
Its Monday morning so do you want the good news first or the bad news?
Since we mostly hear bad news these days, let’s start with the good news for a change. If you are a short sale investor, or someone considering getting into short sale investing, then you may be in luck. A new report from the Department of Treasury shows that banks approved almost 3 times more short sales in the 4th quarter of last year as compared to the first quarter.
Referring to the table and chart below, we can see that this is really a significant increase.
One of the biggest complaints of short sale investors has been that the banks are dragging their feet in getting their deals done. In part, this may be due to non-ideal techniques used by many short sale investors: there are some short sale investors that are getting a lot of deals done on a consistent basis. Even still, it sure would help to ride a wave of increasing short sales by the lending institutions.
If you are thinking about investing in short sales, you may want to visit this video that we put together.
So What Is The Bad News?
The bad news is that in all categories of loan defaults, foreclosures where just not getting any better by the end of last year…. Gee, isn’t that a surprise. While we will cover this topic in much more detail later, the short story (no pun intended) is that when you look at the number of loans that are
- 30-59 days delinquent;
- 60-89 days delinquent;
- 90 or more days; or
- Foreclosure in process,
all were going up over the course of last year. Looking at those stats, you know that we are not out of the woods yet. Unfortunately, many of these type detail reports are a few months behind so it is just one piece of the puzzle that we all need to be watching.
Loan Modifications - How To Work With Your Lender
March 30, 2009
Talk to almost any ethical homeowner these days that is having trouble with their mortgage and they will tell you the same story……
I talked with my lender but could not find anybody to help…. they told me my loan would need to be in default before anybody would talk to me seriously.
Suppose that you are actually one of the lucky people who gets to a potentially cooperative lender. Now what? There are some major things you should do at that point to maintain this relationship. Yes, it will be work but it will also potentially be extremely important for your financial future.
To be successful in this process, you have to understand how to make it work for BOTH you and the lender. Keep in mind that this will probably be one of the more emotional things that you will have to go through, so one of the tricks will be staying professional and leaving your emotions at the door. Tough to do I know.
Another common mistake is playing your cards a bit too close to your chest. Any lender is trying to sort through two scenarios: Is this person BSing me or do they have a true hardship on their hands: in the laer case, the LENDER KNOWS is is in their best interest to work with you. As a recent Realty Times article put it:
Only by laying all your cards on the table and disclosing the truth can you begin to attend to the root cause of your financial hardship and then develop and implement solutions that put you back on the path to long-term financial health. Understand your lender’s point of view Regardless of how you ended up in the situation you’re in, blaming the lender or the mortgage broker or loan officer who placed you in your current mortgage does little good, unless you can prove your point in court.
This is just a couple of the tricks to use. If you are facing this situation, then this article is definitely worth the read.
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