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23 October 2012 | 8 replies
It was a good deal for him, no deficiency or promissory note, just sign and walk away.
29 January 2013 | 8 replies
A bankruptcy is set up to discharge or reorganize debts, so I could see that through bankruptcy you wouldn't have ground to pursue a deficiency for a broken lease or missed payments.
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8 January 2017 | 15 replies
The lender then gives up the right to collect any deficiency judgment from the borrower.
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1 July 2014 | 3 replies
Around here lenders in this situation would typically also file a deficiency judgment against the borrower for the shortage between what they're owed and the winning bid.
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3 July 2018 | 11 replies
They can sue for deficiency judgement but in most cases you cannot get water from a rock.
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17 July 2010 | 9 replies
For a realtor, give them a property address and ask them to prepare a market analysis for you with comps, and point out the deficiencies and positives regarding the property.
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1 August 2013 | 12 replies
They may just say pay this, they can call the loan due, they usually have the right of set off, where they can tap your checking or savings account for an unpaid deficiency.
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15 December 2014 | 11 replies
But in some case, maybe a quarter, they set it much lower and file a deficiency.
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27 August 2014 | 13 replies
That might include getting a deficiency judgement and working the collection from that angle.
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5 January 2010 | 28 replies
The first condition is that I want all deficiencies waived for the homeowner.