Success Story

Happy Thanksgiving week to all of readers! We all have things that we are thankful for but at 2ShortSaleGuys.com we are extremely thankful that we get to help numerous wonderful people that would otherwise have to resort to foreclosure.

In this weeks Success Story, we are in Winder, Georgia. This was another referral case in that Bill knew the homeowners because they were members of his Church. The homeowners had recently went through a divorce and neither party could afford the home on their own.

The home was kept in immaculate condition and was easy to sale, we had it on the market only about 2 weeks. In this case we ended up having multiple offers on the home. In a short sale the contract for purchase is like any other transaction, it’s between the buyer and seller (homeowner seeking to short sale). There is a lot of misconception that the transaction is between the buyer and the bank, but the only thing the bank does is approve the short sale. In this case, 2ShortSaleGuys asked all parties wishing to purchase to make their highest and best offer so that we are getting the most for the home that we can possible get. Once that is done, that’s when our extremely talented Facilitation Assistant gets to work and makes the magic happen.

The home was on the market less than 2 weeks and we had short sale approval on a first an second mortgage in just under 3 weeks. The buyers were very well qualified and their lender was able to close the transaction in 2 weeks.

The gratification for us is that the homeowner said at closing “everyone told me that short selling our home was going to be a nightmare, 2shortsaleguys knew all the documentation that we were going to need and took that before we even listed the property and made the transaction just as easy as a regular selling of a home”.

Please check out our website and call us with any questions you may have. One stat that absolutely gets to us is that according to the National Association of Realtors, over 70% of foreclosure that occur we’re never listed for sale by the home owners. If you know someone that is behind on their mortgage, please let us know or get them to call us so that we can give them options.

Nakia Brooks and Bill Bythewood are licensed Real Estate Salespersons with the State of Georgia and their license is currently held with Keller Williams Realty – Lanier Partners (678) 425-1988

Success Story

We are starting a new series of blogs this week as we have had many great successes when it comes to short sales in the Northeast Atlanta area. It’s our mission at 2ShortSaleGuys to help as many homeowners as possible avoid foreclosure. We have had the pleasure to assist many and we thought it may help homeowners straddling the fence with a Short Sale and help ease some of the stress.

In this weeks case, it comes to us from Snellville, Georgia. This family was referred to us by a past client as she knew of someone that needed to sale. This person was working as a contractor for the federal government and once the contract was up it quickly turned into a nightmare finding a job.

This particular homeowner was behind a couple of payments and had attempted to work with the mortgage lender on a loan modification. Very quickly, according to the National Association of REALTORS, less than 10% of all loan modifications applied for ever get approved and this is why. If you owe $200,000 on your home to the mortgage company, whether or not you have multiple mortgages, and your home is worth $125,000 in today’s market than it will be impossible to do the loan modification. A loan modification is an internal re-finance within the mortgage lender and if your home is not worth what the loan amount is then they can’t “modify” your loan.

This family after being very frustrated that his mortgage company would not or could not work with him reached out for our help. We listed his home appropriately, to ensure that he was priced so that buyers would be interested in his home. We marketed very heavy with our Social Media avenues and within two weeks we had an offer for the property. One of the things that sets us apart from other Short Sale Agents is that we have a full-time assistant that facilitates our Short Sales. She works closely with the Sellers and Mortgage Lenders to get all appropriate paperwork and ensure a quick and smooth Short Sale transaction.

We had approval from the mortgage lender in approximately two weeks and closed three weeks later. Below is what the seller had to say about our services and his experiences with our team:

“It is a distinct pleasure to recommend and in fact encourage you to get to know Nakia, Bill and Melanie. As we dealt the personal embarrassment and disgrace of admitting and responding to our personal financial collapse, Nakia and his team showed incredible grace and instilled confidence that all our woes were not as bad as we had imagined. Our home was on the market roughly 2 months resulting in a very peaceful and pleasant Short Sale experience. As one goes through life, you develop trusted professional relationships with your Doctor, Lawyer, Dentist, Financial Advisor and others. Nakia and his team have not only been there for us and become close trusted professionals; they have indeed been embraced as family friends. We are forever in their debit for their professionalism, grace and support.”

If you know of anyone that is in a situation of embarrassment and you think we can help them save a foreclosure, please don’t hesitate to call us. We will keep all information confidential and make sure they are taken care of with class. You can find out more about us at www.2shortsaleguys.com or contact us at 678-279-5977 ~ CLICK HERE to send us a confidential email and we will respond to you shortly!!!

Nakia Brooks and Bill Bythewood are licensed Real Estate Salespersons with the State of Georgia and their license is currently held with Keller Williams Realty – Lanier Partners (678) 425-1988