I’m curious as to how those of you on RELIB feel about this. Is it fraud or is the homeowner justified? Foreclosures are not slowing and bank owned homes are continuing to rise in the market resulting in home values decreasing as much as 40% or more in Read More...

Foreclosure may be the best solution for many distressed homeowners that have no better choice! Maybe I have been out of the loop, but I just learned about this and wanted to pass it along. www . youwalkaway .com started in January and is helping distressed Read More...

Recently I processed an accepted offer on a short sale listing. All was competed on the offer and I opened escrow. After three days, escrow had not received the deposit check from the buyer's agent. After contacting the agent, he said his clients had Read More...

I just listed a home as a short sale in a nice area. My client fell victim to a scam and now her investment home is in default. I posted the sign and placed about 50 flyers in the flyer box just a few days ago. I went back yesterday to check on a few Read More...

Warning: If you receive an offer with one signature from a married person, counter back for a notarized Inter-spousal Transfer Deed within ten days after acceptance. This should be received directly from escrow. Warning: Do not allow another person, (friend Read More...

I'm sure all of us have received "sloppy offers"...a Purchase Agreement submitted on an outdated form, or missing the buyer's or selling agent's signatures, or missing other vital information such as financing terms. In these cases, I ask the selling Read More...

What about helping out monetarily to save a transaction? I have volunteered to help monetarily in some cases to keep a transaction together. I represented the buyer on a fixer luxury home a few years ago. The home was in foreclosure and the seller could Read More...