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Saturday, June 30, 2012

What should I put in my Hardship letter for a West Sacramento Short Sale?

Today I got a call from a distressed homeowner. He had tried to do a short sale but the short sale was declined because he owed 35,000 to the Franchise Tax Board. Now let me clarify. The short sale was approved by the lender but the tax lien had to be removed from title before escrow could close.

  
So many times we get hardship letters that are just too long or rambling explanations of how the borrower got into the situation and frankly, a too long. Too much information hardship letter usually throws up more red flags and road blocks to the West Sacramento short sale than anything else.

Some examples include referencing protected assets like your 401K or retirement plan, un-needed references to rental property or vacation time shares or spousal income when they are not on title or on the loan. Now, we are never going to be deceptive or fraudulent, however your hardship letter should be brief and to the point. I call it the Joe Friday letter for those old enough to remember the lead character played by Jack Webb in the TV and later Dan Akroyd in the motion picture “Dragnet”. Joe’s favorite phrase when taking an interview was “just the facts mam.” That is what we are looking for in your hardship letter – just the facts. Facts such as “my West Sacramento home is worth less than half of what I owe” or “I lost my job and can no longer make the payments” or “I work for the state and the furloughs of the past couple of years have put us in a place where we just can’t catch up” etc. The bank is really just looking at the net they will receive plan and simple. If the net on a West Sacramento short sale is greater than a West Sacramento foreclosure then you will get the West Sacramento short sale – simple.

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