Buy My House: Selling Real Estate in an Oversaturated Market
Buy my house has become the mantra of millions of homeowners desperate to obtain financial relief from mortgage payments or avoid foreclosure. As a real estate investor I have witnessed enormous changes in the market. Countless homeowners are now stuck with houses they cannot sell because they owe more than it is worth.
Many buy my house strategies are being implemented. Most are developed out of desperation verses strategic planning. Realtors aren’t interested in listing properties that earn them paltry commissions. Mortgage lenders have tightened lending regulations, making it challenging to locate qualified buyers.
One popular strategy realtors and brokers use to attract buyers is foreclosure and short sale bus tours. Real estate agents, investors and individual buyers climb aboard a chartered bus and travel around to various neighborhoods.
Buy my house bus tours are growing in popularity because interested buyers can view multiple homes in a specific area. Sadly, neighborhoods across the country consist of dozens of preforeclosure, foreclosure and bank owned homes. It is not uncommon for communities of 200 homes to contain 20 or 30 distressed properties.
Oftentimes, homeowners go to extremes to attract the attention of bus tour participants. They create a carnival-like environment complete with adorable children manning lemonade stands or handing out freshly baked cookies. Homes for sale are cheerfully marked with colorful balloons and brightly painted “Buy My House” signs.
The party-like atmosphere is only a façade to mask the pain and suffering that occurs behind closed doors. Anyone who has lost their home to foreclosure can tell you there is nothing to celebrate. It’s degrading, embarrassing, frightening and emotionally-draining.
If you are facing foreclosure and want to save your home, options exist to help achieve your goals. Start by calling your mortgage lender. Most banks have a loss mitigation department dedicated to helping borrowers struggling to maintain mortgage payments.
With the constant flow of foreclosures, loss mitigators are overworked. Patience and persistence are a prerequisite to saving your home. Be prepared to provide financial documents and a reasonable repayment plan.
If you are financially unable to continue living in your house, options exist to eliminate the home loan. If you are 31 days or more delinquent, but have not yet entered into foreclosure, you might qualify for a short sale.
Again, patience and persistence are required. The average short sale takes six months to complete. Short sale means the lender accepts less than is owed on the property and absorbs the loss. Some lenders hold borrowers responsible for the deficiency amount between the loan balance and sale price.
Be certain to understand your lenders short sale approval and disposition process. Otherwise, you could end you owing several thousand dollars on a home you no longer own.
Simon Volkov is a California real estate investor who specializes in buying and selling foreclosure, bank owned, short sale and probate real estate. Simon is currently buying distressed properties in Orange County, California, Arizona, Nevada and Washington. If you are wondering, “Who will buy my house?” consider posting information about your property via the “we buy houses” form at www.SimonVolkov.com. Article Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/real-estate-articles/buy-my-house-selling-real-estate-in-an-oversaturated-market-1783290.html
