Today was one of those days…
Up’s and down’s from the moment the phone calls started at 6:00AM.
In the world of Short Sales, there are so many moving parts. Usually a seller has 2 loans to deal with and most of the time they’re not the same lender. Needless to say that’s a circus in itself! Even when the lender holds both liens on a property we find that the departments don’t share information…
Then there’s the buyers agent…oh boy, could I say a lot on this topic. But to keep it “light” let’s just say that some buyers agents don’t communicate with their buyers, at all! Nothing like getting a long awaited approval and calling the buyers agent to tell them we are ready to open escrow and get….”well…I need to call the buyer to find out if they are still interested!”
Now, you have to realize that we have been talking to this buyers agent at least once a week for at least 45 days giving updates on when we should be getting an approval! ahhh…so, keeping it “light” if your buying a short sale, make sure you are talking to your agent once a week, don’t leave it up to them to call you.
After 6 hours of calls dealing with lenders, agents and escrow it felt like everything that could go wrong had…
Then, within 2 hours we had 2 calls from people that needed help with selling their home. After talking to each of them and listening to the emotional and financial devastation that these properties are causing them…I realized we do what we do to help others through these tough times. Having gone through losing a home, we really understand what your going through.
At the end of the day, I don’t know if I could say “I love what we do”. But I do know that we love what we “can do” for those who seek to find relief from a property that’s just no longer an option to keep…for whatever reason.
