"SS’ Novela Prologue

The Short Sale Novela is a true story (I just closed on it this past Thursday) and  the reason I tell the story is for the general public to see what we go through to satisfy our clients. I have a lot of agents ask me “Why don’t you just send it to an Attorney to do …

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"SS" Novela Ending

Final Chapter to our Novela “The Closing” I have come way to far to let this deal fall apart at the closing table so my only option is to go “Cuban Mom” on the Lender and lay on the guilt! Think Jewish Mom’s are the only ones, nope we have the same gift….and in Spanish …

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"SS" Novela 12

Chapter 12 “Accept and Approve” So after receiving the COUNTER, I called the BUYER and asked if they were good with saving 17K and apparently they were (who would have thunk it), so we accepted the Lower COUNTER OFFER from LENDER and away we went to closing. NOT so fast Kiddies….. This particular Short Sale (like most) …

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"SS" Novela 11

Chapter 11 “THE COUNTER!!” All I could think of when I saw the Email was this deal was going to hell fast…. After 6 months, countless delays and several “Valuations”, the LENDER has decided to COUNTER OFFER the previously accepted offer of 357.0 With what? 375.0! 400.0! 425.0! How was I going to break the news to …

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"SS" Novela (spelled correctly) 10

Chapter 10 “Day of Reckoning 3” Winds are still blowing in early MARCH when I get the call from BPO company wanting to do an Interior BPO. We set it up and it goes something like this. BPO Dude; “Jav, can I get in on Tuesday, early?” Me; “Si” (I speak Spanish but apparently I …

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"SS" Novella 9

Chapter 9 “WTF” FEBRUARY comes to a close with no one inviting me to dance on Sadie Hawkings day and no closing for that matter BUT MARCH blows in with this little nugget… Mr Lender; “Jav, home needs to be revalued because it’s taken so long that the original BPO is out of date” Me; “oh Shit” Mr Lender; …

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