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Lakewood OH Short Sale Closes

In spring of 2009 another agent referred me a listing in Lakewood, OH to sell on a short sale. The seller had lost her job and gotten a divorce. She got a new job but it was only minimum wage and not enough to maintain the $135,000 mortgage. The best offer available was an offer for $75,000. Washington Mutual delayed and lost our paperwork more 4 different times and several times arbitrarily turned down the offer. WaMU also went bankrupt and sold to Chase. After four months the buyer walked at the same time Chase was getting ready to accept our offer. . . . → Read More: Lakewood OH Short Sale Closes

Last second nail biter gives way to tax credit extension

This is a tremendous relief for many home buyers who got their offer in by the April 30th deadline but then were delayed in closing by circumstances out of their control. . . . → Read More: Home buyer tax credit extended for real this time!

Partial tax credit extension decreases stress for short sale participants

Since the end of April we have several folks who wanted to take advantage of short sales and also get the $8,000 first time homebuyers cash incentive. Of course when it was more necessary than ever to have a timely close one of our short sales went wrong when it was broken into and several vandalized . . . → Read More: Partial tax credit extension decreases stress for short sale participants

Great news for short sale sellers- Obama signs tax credit extension and expansion

Congress recently extended the 8000 first time homebuyers tax credit deadline from the end of November to buyers who sign contracts by the end of April 2010.  In addition to this buyers who have owned a home for atleast 5 years are eligible for a reduced tax credit of up to 6500.  The tax . . . → Read More: Great news for short sale sellers- Obama signs tax credit extension and expansion

Get 15k check as reward for stealing a home in Cleveland

So if you buy a house for $150,000 house today you may get as much as a 15,000 dollar check back. That is in addition to any savings you… . . . → Read More: Get 15k check as reward for stealing a home in Cleveland