Virginia Association of Realtors' Traveling Short Sale Summit

This afternoon I traveled down I-95 to Fredericksburg, VA where I heard Special Attorney, for the Virginia Association of Realtors (VAR), Lem Marshall speak for three hours on the topic of short sales. This was an event that Brokers from all over the region were invited to attend. And while I do not yet have my Broker's license, I was invited to attend as a state approved instructor on the subject of short sales.

I'll be posting in more detail a lot of what was discussed. For now, it is enough to know that I left the room more confident than ever in my own abilities as a short sale listing agent. It is utterly amazing to me that as we are facing the end of 2009, that more Realtors do not understand the simple logistics of short sales. It is also amazing to me that while the vast majority face failures in this arena of their own making, as listing agents, that they are the voices being heard when it comes to implementing policies for ALL.

It's Friday night and I'll save jumping off THAT diving board until tomorrow morning. Halloween seems an appropriate time to discuss short sale issues. Trick or treat. Perhaps that should be the new slogan for short sales nationwide.