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Listen to Tina & Marlene speak about our company’s WIN-WIN-WIN situation and our successful close rate of 95%!… Read More

Listen to Tina Hartman and Marlene Waterhouse speak at our Jan. 8th Seminar, “A New Year According to New Laws!”. For more information about Short Sale Solutions, visit www.ShortSalesApproved.com, email info@ShortSalesApproved.com or call us at 949-340-5457. We always are available to answer any questions you might have regarding short sales!… Read More

To interview or have Short Sales Solutions speak at your event, please email info@ShortSalesApproved.com, or call us at 949-340-5457. We will consider all guest speaking opportunities and we are always available for any questions you might have regarding short sales! Don’t Lose Your Shorts! Call us Today!… Read More

A couple of months ago, we were minding our own business, concentrating on all the tasks required for running a small, successful business.

Our systems were in place, a steady amount of files was coming in, and the number of short sales closing each month was increasing. It was feeling like things were under control.

Under control?  Hmm, I am learning that can be a false sense of security! Because ever so quickly, something can happen, which will cause you to have to scramble. And … Read More

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This Sunday is Mother’s Day, and I for one am very glad that it is a nationally recognized celebration (and I don’t care if the card companies did create it just to sell more cards!) It sure is nice to have a day that recognizes moms and I certainly can say that I am looking forward to the brunch, flowers and pampering that will be coming my way. It also occurred to me that here at our office, between the three of us (Marlene, Nicole … Read More

As we mentioned last month, we have been busy implementing our goals for 2011:

• Goal #1 Effective & Streamlined Systems
• Goal #2: Approvals Within 90 Days or Less
• Goal #3: Staying Legal: Documents & Compensation

And in order to improve our systems and obtain speedy approvals, we need to begin with File Submission and discuss ways to improve this area in order to ensure a timely & successful outcome.

File Submission Guidelines:

Part of the difficulties that we encounter in processing the short sale is … Read More

Is it legal to request that the buyer pay the short sale processing fees?

We get asked this question … a lot! So, let’s attempt to clear up this issue:

First of all, this question is in direct response to a DRE article that was written in Sept. 2010, regarding Short Sale Fraud and in particular, the issue that some listing agents and/or short sale negotiators were requiring short sale negotiating fees to be paid by the buyers (as opposed to the seller). There was … Read More

As you may be aware the short sale industry is constantly a moving target. Government programs, DRE concerns, and lender policies are continually changing and this makes what we do more challenging. In light of all this, we have been working hard to develop our business, and have been scrutinizing our methods to determine the best way we can improve our services. And we have identified goals that we would like to attain moving forward:

• Goal #1: Effective & Streamlined Systems
• Goal #2: Approvals Within

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