Poinciana, FL

Avoid foreclosure. Another successful Short Sale Closing with Fifth Third Bank.

Mortgage amount: $185,000.00

Sales price: $87,500.00

Lender agreed to 3% in closing costs and a 6% commission.

Net to Lender: $77,078.00 (42% of amount owed)

Fannie Mae was the Investor and there was Mortgage Insurance (MI).

Challenges:

• The Mortgage Insurance company started out wanting $60,000 in any combination of cash and/or promissory note. We negotiated for 2 weeks. The Seller ended up bringing $1,000 to closing. No note.

• The first Buyer walked after keeping the property off the market for 60 days. The 2nd Buyer closed 38 days after going under contract.
  

Total time from placing the property on the market until closing: 205 days.

Seller testimonial:

Dear Bryant

"I want to personally thank you for your exemplary handling of our recent real estate transaction. From day one you were a professional; courteously and patiently guiding me through the entire process. Your response time was unparalleled; you responded to my emails and phone calls within minutes, as if I were your only client!

And I believe that’s what every seller (and buyer) wants – to get the idea, or enjoy the feeling, that Bryant Tutas is their exclusive agent! I tried quite a few real estate agents before I finally came to you, and you jumped into action from day one! My property had been on the market for more than a year; within days of contacting you I had my first real offer, and very soon the house was in contract. We just closed a few days ago, and I am so grateful for all your help. Thank you Bryant, for everything!" MARK

Do NOT be foreclosed on! Avoid foreclosure. Short Sales DO close.

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This is NOT a Short sale or a foreclosure. Just a good property priced to sell. There are 3 bedrooms and 2 baths with 1480 sq ft of living space in this never lived in home. Built in 2007.

Owner will consider financing with 40% down or buy out right. The price is low enough at only $75,000. Would make a great primary residence or rental property. Would easily rent for $750 to $800 per month.

Either way it's ready for occupancy. The AC and heating system was installed this week. Check it out....

Bryant Tutas
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Tutas Towne Realty specializes in the listing and selling of Short Sales and foreclosures (REOs) in the Central Florida area.

Since most of these properties are sold over the Internet sight unseen we try to capture the essence of the properties by use of numerous pictures and video tours.

Touring foreclosures in Central Florida is always an adventure. You just never know what you will find. Folks facing foreclosure have a tendency of taking out their frustrations on the property. I’ll never understand why.

Anyway…..here’s a little tour I did today on a Poinciana Foreclosure. Enjoy.  

Need help buying or selling real estate in Central Florida? We can help.

Bryant Tutas
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Tutas Towne Realty, Inc
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker
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REALTORS(R) created the bubble and we are the reason the bubble burst.

REALTORS(R) sold houses to anyone that could breathe because we are money grubing theives.

REALTORS(R) give bad advise because all we care about is our commission.

REALTOR(S) are the root of all evil!!

Or so some would want you to believe.

Especially the "bubble heads". They feel that we were out there setting prices higher and higher because the Buyers would pay it. There is some truth to that but the price was dictated by the market, not REALTORS®.

I can remember, in 2005, going back and forth with Sellers on where to price their house. They would want to price $20,000 higher than the last sale and as hard as I tried, I couldn't talk them out of it, so we listed it. It would sell in a matter of days at their price!!! Then the appraisal would come in too low and the Buyer would agree to pay the difference.

The market was pulling values up with me kicking and screaming!! So I did what any good REALTOR® would do......I listed and sold a lot of houses.

Now we have the opposite problem. Most of the inventory, in my market, is either a short sale or a foreclosure (REO). With a short sale the seller doesn't care about the price and with a REO the lender just wants to unload the property as quickly as possible.

In both cases the properties are being priced as low as needed to create bidding wars. Sellers are not interested in the highest price they are interested in selling quickly.

The market is pulling values down with me kicking and screaming! So I do what any good REALTOR® would do......I list them and sell them.

Our job is to list and sell property at a price that the market wants. We have NO control over what that price is. We cannot manipulate the market.

We don't control property values. They are controlled by the market. When properties are scarce Buyers are willing to pay just about anything to get a home. When properties are abundant, Sellers needing desperately to sell, will price as low as they can to get their house sold. And there is nothing a REALTOR® can do about it.

It's just simply "supply and demand". What say you?

Bryant Tutas
Broker/Owner
Tutas Towne Realty, Inc
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker
http://CentralFloridaShortSales.com

http://ShortSaleSuperStars.com

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Another successful Short Sale approval in Poinciana Florida.

Property Value: $85,000 to $90,000

Amount owed: $185,000

Hardship: Loss of rental income on several rental properties (this one included)

Loan details: Fannie Mae with Mortgage Insurance

Property was placed on the market on May 8th for $109,000.

The price was slowly dropped until it went pending on June 10th at $85,000.

After about 6 weeks Fifth Third came back wanting the Seller to bring $35,000 to closing. The Seller offered $1,000. The transaction fell apart and the Buyer walked.

The property was placed back on the market on August 20th. On August 27th it went pending again at $87,500. A complete Short Sale package was sent in again on September 2. Within days Fifth Third came back wanting $35,000. The Seller stood firm on his offer of $1,000. Finally after several attempts to get him up Fifth third agreed to $1,000 cash at closing.

We received written approval on September 18 only 16 days after submitting the 2nd contract and package. Sometimes the second time is a charm.

Working Short Sales is very rewarding. If you want to learn more...........

Available Short Sale Training:

• The Negotiator Interview $27.00
  
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• Short Sale Listing/Submission Package $27.00 Click for details
  

Bryant Tutas
Broker/Owner
Tutas Towne Realty, Inc
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker
http://CentralFloridaShortSales.com

http://ShortSaleSuperStars.com

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