Earlier this year I attended the National SFR Course which deals with helping people who are in distress with their properties/home and/or loans. I have completed all the course work requirements for this designation. It was a great course that was extremely informative! This course was sponsored by the Florida Chapter of CRS (Certified Residential Specialist) a pprofessional group of Realtors devoted to education and professionalism, of which I am a former Florida State President as well as current District 2 Vice-President. They did a fantastic job of explaining some of the important facts.  

       I wanted to include a few of the links and sites, including my own, that we learned about an with anyone you know that may be getting into or currently are in distress with their home or loansto encourage them to not just ignore the situation. It will not just go away! It does not cost anything to explore their options. The materials there as well are really dynamic and the easy to understand videos are extremely helpful.

     Many times people do reach out for help but run into schemes that just consume their money and waste their time. Don't let your family and friends become a victim. 

Visit the Making Home Affordable Website at http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov/.

It is a wealth of info for anyone you know that may be eligible for loan modification programs and Alternative programs.

 And how about a link to some of their great videos that can walk anyone that is in distress through the important steps and answer most questions!

 There are 9 YouTube videos that are extremely helpful.

My favorites are “Your Graceful Exit”, (Watch this one FIRST!),  

 “Your TO DO List for Permanent Loan Modification.”

 And “Avoid Foreclosure: Know your Options”

After you see one of them, it is easy to just click on the drop down link at the top to review any or all 9 of these links sponsored by the Making Home Affordable site including one in Spanish if needed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbPaLHFHL7A

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ0aCq6kaYg

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pqBtoh0Q6A&feature=channel

     I hope you find this information helpful. Feel free to tell anyone you would like to share it with! And I can offered my years of experience in helping anyone sell whether it is a normal sale, short sale or foreclosure, or even finding a good tenant while they are working in another area, or for investments they own or buy.

     I've been able to help 2 families purchase their first homes in the last 2 months for a bit under $100,000. One was told he could not buy over $50,000 and them waited many, many months for an agent to get back to him about a short sale offer he'd placed, before he called me from one of my ads.  (He still hasn't heard from that agent!)

     Where there is a will, there may be a way. It takes a bit of work and commitment on the part of all that are involved. But I rarely take "No" for an answer, until I have tried and tried again. My years of experience in all kinds of markets has taught me many times that we just may not have seen the right path! Many only see the easy, well marked trail to a successful purchase or sale. Please keep me in mind when you hear of someone with real estste problems or concerns. My best clients are sent to me by those who have used me before and their friends and families.