Video 97: I applaud the Arizona Department of Real Estate for issuing a Short Sales" href="http://deansellsaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/ss-seller_advisory.pdf" target="_blank">Short Sales Sellers Advisory. They have included a lot of good information such as scams to avoid, options to short sales and advising you to get legal and accounting advice. The one thing I did not agree with them on is their recommendation to hire an agent with a short sale designation. While a designation is not a bad thing to have, there are plenty of good agents who do not believe in the money making aspect behind designations and may not have a designation, but may have as much experience and/or knowledge as someone with a designation. The best way to hire a Tempe short sale agent is to talk to a few agents, ask them their process and see what they share with you. You will quickly be able to tell by their short sale process which agent to use. Would love to hear your thoughts, you can leave a comment or e-mail me Dean Ouellette.
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Dean, have to agree completely with you. Our firm has been advising clients on real estate matters over the last two decades here in the valley and our Mortgage Mediation Group as been a part of over $50 Million in short sales in the last two years alone. That said, I don’t offer that to impress anyone but to impress upon them our history and our conclusion that what separates agents is not their designations but their professionalism. Experience is important, professionalism is a must. Short sales is about patience and details. The lender is not the seller’s friend and is not going to play by the rules and no amount of designations is going to change that. Good agents like you with tremendous knowledge, professionalism and attention to detail make the difference.
Thanks Kevin! Coming from someone with your resume that means a lot! Keep up the good fight