Please be careful in finding someone to do a "Short Sale" for you.

I found out yesterday that a friend's sister went through a company on the internet to perform a short sale and requested $1000 from her. She paid it instead of her mortgage (she was already 3 months past due). Well guess what happened next???? NOTHING. Her home was foreclosed on and she did not know until the bank came knocking on her door. This company stated that they stopped the foreclosure and was pursuing a short sale with a buyer (after the bank came knocking on the door). Hmmmm, I thought that this was very strange. Now that bank owns the home and they have to move immediately. Please educate people that you care about, to check out companies on the internet. They have to be checked out first before sending money. I find this unusual because the company that she sent the check too was in California and her home was in Virginia.

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