If you currently are in a situation where you must sell your home and you owe more on your home than what it is worth to sell, a short sale can be a very good solution to your problem. Many myths have evolved over time, but understanding the reality is a way to help yourself. Seven short sale myths are:

1. Short sales are impossible and never get approved. It is true that short sales are more difficult but they are not impossible. Bonnie Mullinax is a Certified Distressed Property Expert and has extensive training to help homeowners in distress.
2. Banks Don’t Accept Short Sales. In reality, all banks are doing everything they can to avoid a foreclosure.
3. You must be behind on your mortgage to negotiate a short sale. Many lenders today focus on verifiable hardship, monthly cash flow shortfall and insolvency – not just people in default.
4. Buyers Avoid Short Sales. A lot of our local Bartow area agents report that buyers call them looking for short sales. Short sales are becoming synonymous with a “good deal”, specifically with investment or first time home buyers.
5. Listing your home as a short sale is embarrassing. Recent estimates state that 1 out of 5 homeowners in the U.S. is in this situation. You are not alone!
6. Banks prefer to foreclose. Banks DO NOT want to foreclose. Banks, investors and the federal government have all publicly stated that if a person qualifies for a short sale, then the deal needs to be considered.
7. There is not enough time to negotiate a short sale before my foreclosure. Many lenders today will stall a foreclosure up to the final day of the process, with a legitimate contract.

For more information about short sales go to www.mullinaxteam.com or www.about.com website.

If your in this type of situtation, take a moment and call Bonnie Mullinax today at 770.386.0076 for more information.

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