Everyone has heard of the short sale that took 4 months, 6 months or even longer. Our average short sale closes (from start to finish) in just 90 days. That's not 90 days waiting on an answer, or 90 days on the market, that's 90 days from the date of initial listing until the date of the closing. Refer your listing to us, you'll have a better that 90% chance of getting a check in less than 90 days.

 

 

Your client, any client is always our top priority and we do everything possible to minimize the negative impacts of a short sale. This includes attempting to negotiate away the possibility of a deficiency being claimed by the bank and even the possible prevention of further credit damage. The client is always first and we ensure their protection with more than 120 specific procedures we follow with each short sale transaction.

 

 

We are high tech. Real Estate values may always be local but the Real Estate business is not. We list property all over the Carolinas and facilitate short sales all over the country. With responsibilities in every corner of America, effective communication is key with both client and referring agent. Not to mention buyer, bank, and buyers agent. With systems in place to ensure everyone is "in the loop," no one is left without a clear understanding of what is going on. You will always be informed.

 

 

At any given point, we have 60-100 open transactions for short sale. However, we categorize referrals differently and thus, they take top priority over other listings. We understand that our service is a reflection you YOU so we're certain to ensure that the service we provide to your client is nothing less than truly impressive. This includes a prompt call as soon as you ask and an efficient listing process which can be completed on the same day.

 

 

Many agents are excellent brokers & REALTORS, some even have a good amount of knowledge of short sales. However, things you read on the Internet and what you learn from actually doing it are two separate things. I know, because I've done both. I find that most people out there blogging about short sales have completed about a dozen or so transactions, but now consider themselves experts. A dozen transactions may make you more knowledgeable than most, but an expert it does not.

 

I have been personally involved in almost 1000 cases involving loss mitigation with almost every major lender in the country. My office manager is a former Wells Fargo executive from Seattle, Washington with inside experience that no REALTOR, including myself could possess. Together, we have been able to devise a system of procedures and negotiation techniques that create success in even the most dire circumstances. This level of consistency can't be achieved with the experience of just a dozen cases, there are just too many possibilities not yet known or experienced at that point. Each bank and servicing company is different, FHA,VA, and loans with PMI are all handled differently and all of that is multiplied by the way you deal with the negotiators and which one of them you get. We know the negotiators, some of them personally and we know how far to push without going over the ledge.

 

With more than ten years of trial and error, I could write a book on what NOT to do in a short sale. However today; we can virtually guarantee that in a tough situation, we'll know exactly what TO do instead. And as a result, our success rate is double the industry average and our closing time is much less. If you don't want the headache of a short sale, or if you simply would rather ensure the best level of representation for your client possible, trust them with us. We'll get them to closing, I promise.

 

Call me today with questions.

 

 

Geoffrey Lamb

Executive Director

The LAMB Group with RE/MAX Gold

704-785-8784

geoff@thelambgroup.net