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Are Short Sale Flips Illegal? Freddie Mac May Think So!

On this week’s Friday Coffee Break Patrick Precourt digs into the latest Freddie Mac article that states that flipping short sales is fraud! If you are investing in short sale properties or planning on it you will not want to miss this week’s Friday Coffee Break! Does this article mean that our short sale investing careers are over or it just another “blown out of proportion” Enquirer type printing? Listen in as we cover this hot topic and also how to correct write a contract so a short sale lender doesn’t ask you for your LLC’s Articles of Incorporation, where our “investor opportunity”...
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How Long After a Short Sale Can a Lender Go After Me for the Difference?

Don’t you feel like it seems like the short sale game is changing on a daily basis? One day the government comes up with a new program that states our sellers are not liable for the tax portion of the forgiven debt only to find out that again they wasted the Tax Payer’s money (our money) because only a tiny pool of homeowners actually qualify! Listen in as I go over how long after a short sale transaction that a lender can go after our clients (the homeowner(s)), what to do when you are negotiated a short sale only to find out the lender requires the property be listed by a licensed real estate...
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Can A Homeowner Do A Short Sale If They Are Current?

There is a lot of misinformation in today’s real estate world and one of the biggest ones revolves around the question of whether or not a lender will take a short sale or discount their total amount owed to them when a homeowner is current on their mortgage. Make sure you listen in as we uncover what lenders are doing today as opposed to last year, the best ways to create monthly cash flow while being a short sale investor, the inside tricks to “Managing a BPO” so you get your desired outcome, whether or not a lender can tell a seller what he or she “has” to list their property at and...
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Disclosure, Disclosure, Disclosure — What Exactly Do I Need in Writing to “Protect” Myself?

Disclosure is the number one thing that real estate investors and licensed real estate agents have to do in today’s real estate climate. When you are sitting with a seller or talking to them on the phone you have to make sure you are crystal clear on what you want to accomplish. If you are an investor “tell them” you are an investor, if you are looking to assign a contract that you have on their house “tell them”, if you want to do a short sale flip “tell them”, well you get the point! Disclose everything! On this week’s Friday Coffee Break we not only cover the...
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In Real Estate Winners Never Quit and Quitters Never Win! Which One Are You?

In the real estate business quitting or even thinking of quitting is NOT an option! Time and time again I hear too many investors making some sort of excuse! (I am waiting to start because… I can’t do this because… I need to get more educated because…). If you take action and keep pushing through the hurdles you face on a daily basis you will have no other choice but to succeed! Listen in as I not only talk about this ever common business challenge, but I also cover how to weed through all the “GURU’s” on the Internet and which ones to follow, how to deal with a Realtor...
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With the “Updated” FDIC Loss Share Agreements: What’s the Future for Short Sales?

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...
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What the “HAFA” is This New Government Short Sale Program All About?

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...
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Not Paying Attention to Detail Can Land You in Hot Water!

As a real estate investor, paying attention to detail is one of the most important things when you are running a successful real estate investing business.  Listen in as we tackle a challenge that one of our Coffee Breakers is going through on a short sale deal.  We also cover the “ONLY” Real Estate Documents that you need in your car at all times so you make sure you never miss a deal, the best options on getting paid in a retail short sale that goes A to C, whether or not your homeowner can get both a 1099 and a deficiency judgment on a short sale transaction, and much much more.  Visit...
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When to “Fire” your Seller in a Short Sale Transaction!

On this week’s Friday Coffee Break we go over the best time to say “thanks” but “no thanks” to your short sale sellers! In the short sale business you will sometimes have to be like Donald Trump and say “YOU ARE FIRED” to your sellers. Listen in as we not only cover this extremely important topic, but we cover the BEST handwritten verbiage to put on a postcard to get a homeowner to contact you over the competition, what sneaky things lenders are now doing when attempting to collect on a deficiency judgment, whether or not you can protect yourself against...
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Beware of Realtors Who Learned Short Sales Through A Certification Course!

On this week’s Friday Coffee Break we touch upon the little known facts about dealing with real estate agents that have learned short sales through a half day certification course. Could they possibly be the expert after half a day? Who knows, but make sure you listen to this video and I will let you know what I think! We also cover whether a bankruptcy list is a good list to target and where the best place to get that list is, whether or not you should cover up a mold issue that arises after an inspection, the best way to handle a 2nd lien holder when they are being unreasonable and much...
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