11Sep 2010 by Susan Milner No Comments

Cape Coral Strategic Defaults

Cape Coral Real Estate, Cape Coral short sales, Sellers
Strategic Defaults in Cape Coral Florida In Cape Coral, Florida more and more home owners are looking at strategic defaults as an option in this current market place. Whether the owner ends up negotiating a short sale, loan modification or a deed in lieu or just lets the property go back as a foreclosure many are facing this challenge. Being upside down on a house in this depressed economy is definitely stressful to homeowners. Many have lost income, whether completely, or just reduced. Many more are forced to move to other cities or states for work. While some could continue to make their mortgage payments, even if challenging, they are opting to quit making the payments in order to get their lender to work with them on some sort of…
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22Jan 2010 by Susan Milner No Comments

Sandoval in Cape Coral Florida

Cape Coral Communities, Cape Coral Real Estate
Sandoval is a great community located in central Cape Coral. With a resort style community, fishing pier, dog park, volleyball court & walking trails you'll never run out of activities to keep yourself busy.  Homes from single family to carriage & villa homes are available in this beautiful Cape Coral community. Just click below to view through currently offered condo & villa listings in Sandoval.
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25Oct 2008 by Susan Milner

Cape Coral Short Sales | Advice for banks

Cape Coral Real Estate, Cape Coral short sales, Opinion
I'm a firm believer in only addressing a problem if you have the solution. The recent blog I wrote about Countrywide short sales sure caused a lot of comments, emails and phone calls. Not to worry, I have a solution. Read the full article about Countrywide Short Sales and the WHY behind this post. Here's what I propose the banks do to collect the most money back on these bad loans:   1)    Have an intake department with a checklist of items needed in package (timeframe: same day of receipt) a.     Reject all that are missing items - send letter of explanation b.     Forward on all complete packages to analysis team   2)    Analysis Team - reviews package (timeframe: 2 days of review) a.     Verifies hardship b.     Verifies value c.     …
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15Oct 2008 by Susan Milner

Countrywide Short Sales

Cape Coral Real Estate, Cape Coral short sales, Opinion
I no longer handle short sales through Countrywide. As an experienced short sale listing agent, I've had enough. I'll still help you with a short sale through ANY OTHER LENDER. Just not COUNTRYWIDE. Read my story about why: Countrywide short sales - a story   Enjoy.....WHY/HOW are they still in business? Oh yeah, thanks to Bank of America...ya, go B of A! :P   copyright 2008 Susan Milner Florida Future Realty, Inc. Cape Coral Short Sales
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09Oct 2008 by Susan Milner

Expecting to Buy a short Sale | What to Expect

Buyers, Cape Coral Real Estate, Cape Coral short sales, Fort Myers Real Estate, Fort Myers short sales, Opinion, SW Florida Real Estate
What to Expect when you are expecting to buy a short sale   So, you are expecting? Expecting to buy a short sale? Short sales are handled much differently from traditional sales. Here we will go over the differences to help you through the process.   The first thing to consider: Your time frame for purchase   Do you have enough time to wait for an answer? Short sales can take 30-60 days to receive an answer. We've heard horror stories of it taking 5-6 months in some cases as well. This could have been due to a number of factors that we cannot thoroughly cover here.   The next thing to consider: Choosing a Real Estate Agent   Have you found a real estate agent who has the knowledge…
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