Posted by Patrick Precourt in Business, Industry Changes, Investment, Preforeclosure, Real Estate, Short SalesJul 15th, 2010 | no responses
In today’s real estate environment Lenders are doing more and more due diligence and scrutinizing the majority of short sale deals to try to save money. Listen in as we discuss what you should NOT do in order to stay off their BLACK BALL List! On this week’s Friday Coffee Break we also cover where the future of the short sale business is going, where to find out if you need a license to negotiate short sales in your state, how and where to escalate and FHA file, the best way to handle Auctions and whether or not they are an effective way to purchase properties and more. Visit www.fridaycoffeebreak.com...
Posted by Patrick Precourt in Business, Industry Changes, Investment, Marketing, Preforeclosure, Real Estate, Short SalesJul 1st, 2010 | 5 responses
The 4th of July weekend is one of the most important weekends we have for the entire year and I do not want anybody to forget what our troops do for us and give us on a daily basis! They give us Freedom! Freedom to invest in real estate, Freedom to spend time with our families without getting harmed, Freedom to do anything we desire! So with that being said, enjoy the holiday weekend and support our troops! On this week’s Friday Coffee Break we dive into how the fact that, whether you are aware or it or not, our short sale business has drastically changed in the last two years. Banks used to...
Posted by Patrick Precourt in Business, Industry Changes, Investment, Marketing, Preforeclosure, Real Estate, Short SalesJun 10th, 2010 | one response
I get comments, on a daily basis, about new real estate investors being so confused on who they should be listening to; reason being is that every so-called “Expert” seems to be touting the next “cutting edge” idea that will CHANGE the real estate industry. I will tell you what, it’s all a bunch of crap! Listen in as I tell you what to look for and what to do before you invest one red cent into an “online educator.” Also listen in to find out if short sale investing is a great place to start your real estate investing career, where to find out how to get HUD-1 settlement statement...
Posted by Patrick Precourt in Business, Industry Changes, Investment, Preforeclosure, Real EstateMay 13th, 2010 | no responses
The HAFA Program, the S.A.F.E. Act, the “Debt Negotiation licenses and so many more it is getting harder to keep track of whether or not I can even invest in real estate! Listen in as we dig into whether or not investors need to have some sort of license to have a real estate business to play in today’s real estate investing world! As listen in as we cover whether or not you can negotiate the verbiage on a short sale approval letter when they state “we reserve the right to pursue a deficiency judgment for our loss” or if it is standard for all approval letters, whether or not California...
Posted by Patrick Precourt in Business, Industry Changes, Investment, Preforeclosure, Real Estate, Short SalesMay 6th, 2010 | 5 responses
On this week’s Friday Coffee Break we dig into two of the latest and greatest government changes in their infamous HAFA Short Sale Program. You won’t believe what they added this time that will make your sellers pretty mad! We also cover our upcoming Equator.com webinar, our upcoming PropTrackr.com webinar, whether or not a HELOC (Home Equity Line of Credit) that gets charged off will qualify for the HAFA Program, whether or not you can collect a loss mitigation fee on top of a real estate agent commission, the best way to turn a potential wholesale short sale flip into profit when you are...
Posted by Patrick Precourt in Business, Industry Changes, Investment, Marketing, Preforeclosure, Real EstateFeb 25th, 2010 | one response
Lately, we have been getting bombarded with questions about the FDIC Loss Share Agreements and whether or not this will crush the short sale world as we know it. I will tell you this; it will affect our short sale businesses. How much you may ask? Well listen in and I will tackle that “hot” issue! On this week’s Friday Coffee Break, we also cover whether or not using a Power of Attorney over an Authorization to Release information is better, whether the use of an Option Contract creates more confusion then it does good for investors, my read on the “new” FHA suspension of the 90 day...
Posted by Patrick Precourt in Business, Industry Changes, Investment, Preforeclosure, Real Estate, Short SalesFeb 19th, 2010 | one response
Will the sweeping changes coming in April 2010 regarding the HAFA short sale program affect your real estate business? It might! Make sure you listen in as I uncover what the program is, how it will affect what you do today and the real truth behind it. We also cover how you overcome the objection by realtors regarding deficiency judgments for a NON-primary residence, how the government wants to take away one of our exit strategies and how we sell our properties, how to correctly implement your online presence, and much more. Visit www.FridayCoffeeBreak.com for more real estate videos from...