Short Sale Information

Why work with Eric Baskett?

  • I have personally helped over 200 families avoid foreclosure. A short sale isn’t most peoples first choice a Loan modification is. You want someone that can help you with both.
  • My services are free to you. The bank will pay for everything so you don’t have too.
I have a team of Professionals to help you!
  • Bankruptcy Attorney
  • Divorce Attorney
  • Tax Adviser / CPA
  • Financial Planners

The #1 complement I get is about how knowledgeable I am and how much information I provide. My goal is to educate you the homeowner so you can make the best decision for you and your family.

  • Having completed so many short sales I already know what the banks expect and want to see. I have a game plan going in so you have less stress, and know things are being handled by a professional.
  • I negotiate all of my own files.

Before you Hire Anyone to Help You!

Do Your Research! Make Sure the person you are talking to is a Licensed Real Estate Agent. Check California Department of Real Estate license look up. They negotiate the short sales themselves! Don’t hire anybody that has someone else negotiating the short sale. Big Red Flag If you are unsure about someone talk to more Realtors! I’m not going to bore you with all of the things that can go wrong with a short sale! Problems do arise… You need a short sale specialist like myself with a team of professionals to get you through this!

A List of Reasons Consider a Short Sale

Traditional Short Sale
  • Can’t afford payment
  • Not able to refinance
  • Retirement
  • Job Relocation
  • Health
Non Traditional Short Sale
  • Want to be Debt Free
  • Rent is less than your mortgage
  • Want a better school District for your kids
  • Strategic Default

Short Sale Benefits

  • If your home is worth more than you owe on it, NEW State laws allow you to sell your home on an approved short sale without paying or owing a penny!
  • A Short sale will extend the time you can stay in your home without making payments for 6 to 12 months
  • If you complete a short sale all of the lenders are barred from pursuing a deficiency judgment against you per California’s amended anti deficiency statues, California Civil Code 580E that was amended in Jan. and July of 2011 to allow you to walk away and requires your lenders treat the debt as “paid in full”.
  • This is true even if you short sale rental property (1 to 4 unit residential). This amended law also prevents the lender from requiring that you to contribute to the short sale! Stop foreclosure-Shred the debt!
  • Take advantage of 2007 Mortgage Debit Relief Act before it’s gone! It expires at the end of 2012. This is designed to prevent tax liability for the debt forgiven by your lender.
  • New California Laws give you the right to pay nothing and walk away from the debt on an approved short sale without further obligation!

I’m Available to Help you!

Contact me today to set up a phone conversation or a meeting in person.

Buy a new house and short sale your old house in Redondo Beach-Torrance-Hermosa Beach-Manhattan Beach

by Eric Baskett May 14, 2012 Short Sale

Buy a new house and short sale your old house in Redondo Beach Everyday I am searching for new ways to help people get out from under huge amounts of negative equity.   Lately it seems to be easier to buy another home first and then default on the old one second. Depending on what type [...]

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Avoid Foreclosure in Torrance- Redondo Beach – Gardena but is a Loan Modification the right answer?

by Eric Baskett May 7, 2012 Foreclosure Prevention Help

Avoid Foreclosure in Torrance- Redondo Beach – Gardena but is a Loan Modification the right answer? Most people seem to believe that a loan modification will make there life happier. The banks are going to just roll over and give them a principle reduction and lower their interest rate to 1% for 40 years. The [...]

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Avoid Foreclosure Redondo Beach but is a Loan Modification the right answer?

by Eric Baskett May 7, 2012 Latest News

Most people seem to believe that a loan modification will make there life happier. The banks are going to just roll over and give them a principle reduction and lower their interest rate to 1% for 40 years. The fight for a Loan modifications have taken over people lives. With that comes Stress, Anger, and [...]

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You are Slowly Running out of time!

by Eric Baskett April 26, 2012 Latest News

Something very important is happening on December 31st of this year – something that might impact your life, or the lives of your friends, family, colleagues, and clients. What am I talking about? The expiration of the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act. Oddly enough, many homeowners (including those affected by the Act) are unaware of its [...]

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Freddie Mac Creates Short Sale Timeline

by Eric Baskett April 21, 2012 Hafa

In an effort to make the short sale process more transparent, Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) is updating its timelines and also requiring servicers to provide weekly updates when decisions take more than 30 days after the receipt of a complete application for a short sale under the Obama Administration’s Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative (HAFA) initiative [...]

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Why do Short Sales take so long to close in California?

by Eric Baskett April 13, 2012 Questions and Answers

Why do Short Sales Take so Long to Close in Los Angeles? Real estate professionals know that a short sale transaction can take months for it to be approved and closed. The reality is that short sales usually take three to four times as much as a regular sale to finally get to the closing [...]

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Strategic Default here to stay in Redondo Beach

by Eric Baskett April 13, 2012 Beach Cities

And your waiting for your Redondo Beach property to go back up in value?  This whole mess started in 2007. Granted properties are selling but if your over 100,000 upside down it may be awhile. “After five years of a brutal housing market, many people now view their homes more objectively and with less sentimentality,” [...]

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Redondo Beach Short Sale or Stay Calculator

by Eric Baskett April 9, 2012 Redondo Beach Real Estate

There are times when tough questions deserve an honest answer.  A question Redondo Beach homeowners like yourself are asking every day is, “Do I short sale my home or stay and tough it out?” Either way, to make the best decision, you should have all of the information in front of you. That is why [...]

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Redondo Beach Short Sale Actvity

by Eric Baskett March 20, 2012 Redondo Beach Real Estate

Redondo Beach Short Sales and Foreclosure Market Update 2012 is to be considered the year of the short sale. The City of Redondo Beach Market Stats on Short Sale Properties As of 3/20/2012- Active Short Sales – 16 Pending / Hold – 53 Closed – 25 Expired / Canceled / withdrawn – 14 Pending hold [...]

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Leaving Your Mortgage and Spouse Behind

by Eric Baskett February 26, 2012 Divorce

Great Article from Family Attorney Anthony C. Starks- Traditionally, the marital home was the most valuable asset to be divided during a divorce. Couples would fight about who got to keep the home, or how much each party would leave with after the property was sold. The real estate crisis of 2008 left many couples [...]

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