Day: April 8, 2014

Tips for Buying a Tucson Short Sale

While a Tucson short sale can be a worthwhile investment, you do go into the process with many different factors that would exist in a normal contract. With this in mind it stands to reason that you would deal with a Tucson short sale differently. Read on for some important tips when it comes to working with short sale negotiations.
First, check the facts yourself. Don’t trust someone else’s opinion of what the house is worth. Get your own facts so that you can back up your offer with information you know to be correct.
Second, make sure the information is current. A Tucson short sale may stay on the market for a long time, and during that time the market can fluctuate. What does that mean for you? It means that the value of the home is going to change over time, and the estimated home value that is offered by the bank may be incorrect by thousands of dollars.
Third, get an inspection. Because a Tucson short sale is on the market for such a long period of time there can be issues that come up simply because the home has been sitting. The bank may conduct an inspection of the property, but you before you submit any paperwork you want to make sure that you conduct a current inspection so that the current value of the home can be established.
Finally, trust your Realtor. To work with a Tucson short sale you are required to work with a Realtor. They are the only people that are authorized to work with the bank to submit and offer. A Realtor that specializes in short sales can help you submit an offer that is more likely to be accepted. They can help you fill out all of the necessary paperwork. Even if you could work through the Tucson short sale process without a Realtor you wouldn’t want to. He or she will be a powerful advocate for you.

Don’t Be Discouraged By What You Read; You Can Complete A Short Sale With Ocwen

Thanks for joining me again today at TucsonShortSales.com; just a reminder that I am here to handle all of your short sale questions and concerns no matter how big or how small. Today I am going to talk about Ocwen Loan Servicing. Ocwen is a company that has been around for years and years; recently the size of their footprint within mortgage servicing has grown considerably. Ocwen is a company that we’ve worked with for almost a decade on a pretty consistent basis. What I want to get across to you is that there can be quite a bit of negative stuff written about them online. While I’m not really here to dispute any of this information, I am here to tell you that we work with Ocwen very often and can help you get a short sale accomplished with them or at least explore what your options with them are.

If you have a loan with Ocwen and you need some help with your mortgage, please pick up the phone and give us a call or fill out our short sale request form and we’ll be in touch soon. Don’t let the negative reviews and media you read about them scare you away from completing a short sale with them. It can be done and best part is that, as the short sale agent, I am the one that will be dealing with them, not the homeowner. Because I have worked with them so frequently in years past, I know what to expect from them as well as know what they expect of me. Don’t be discouraged; we can get your short sale successfully completed together but the first step is for you to reach out for help from an experienced and knowledgeable short sale agent such as myself.

About Shawn Polston

Shawn has been a Realtor since 2006. Prior to becoming an agent Shawn and his wife were active real estate investors. Shawn takes his education seriously; he’s taken over 200 hours of continuing education classes, to keep up-to-date on current laws and trends. Shawn is a member of the Arizona Association of Realtors Master of Real Estate Society and a Graduate of the Realtor Institute. He is also a HAFA certified Short Sales and Foreclosure Specialist in addition to being a National Association of Realtors Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource.