4 Top Strategies for Profiting From Short Sales
According to the Wall Street Journal, 2010 could be called “The Year of The Short Sale.”
In many markets today short sales make up a large percentage of the transactions, and this trend looks to continue into next year as well.
Here’s a “special edition” article with the 4 BEST agent-submitted strategies for Short Sales, organized by the following categories…
- Finding Sellers Who Want To Do A Short Sale
- Speeding Up The Short Sale Process
- Attracting Short Sale Buyers
- Setting Short Sale Buyer Expectations
From trying to sell homes to buyers interested in short sales, to working with distressed sellers, check out one or all of these strategies to avoid common hassles, save time and make money from short sales…
1. Finding Sellers Who Want To Do A Short Sale
ARTICLE: A Quick Short-Sale Strategy
This article has a quick and easy strategy for finding distressed sellers that can work in any market.
2. Speeding Up The Short Sale Process
ARTICLE: The ABC’s of Getting Short Sales Pre-Approved
This article has a step-by-step process for getting ‘pre-approval’ on short sale offers, which can help you avoid many common problems with short sale transactions.
3. Attracting Short Sale Buyers
ARTICLE: These Signs Make Your Phone Ring With Buyers
Here’s a simple idea to get your short sale listings noticed (and sold faster!).
4. Setting Short Sale Buyer Expectations
ARTICLE: Agent Discovers Easy Tool For Educating Short Sale Buyers
This article has a download for an example booklet that educates short sale buyers on the process, and it can also be used to set expectations with sellers. You’ll want to make your own booklet for your local market that positions you as an “expert” and helps you avoid frustrations with buyers (and sellers) by giving them the BIG PICTURE of the process.
PLUS:
What’s YOUR best strategy for Short Sales (or Foreclosures)?
I want to hear from you, so email your very best strategy to share with our community — and be sure to attach an example image, pdf, or template in word.
