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Jeff A How to get B of A to waive deficiency?
30 October 2009 | 5 replies

Can anyone suggest the most effective way to get B of A to waive their right to pursue deficiency?

I received a short sale approval from B of A with the clause saying they can pursue the deficiency:

"BAC Home Loans ...

Brian Osgood Short sale done, received letter from attorney
8 March 2010 | 22 replies

Hello all,

So I'm looking for some advice here. My house was sold as a short sale, we closed on 11/4/09 and there was a first (Washington Mutual, now Chase) and second (Citimortgage) lienholder involved. I recently...

John Corey Personal Guarantee (PG) negotiations
28 July 2019 | 26 replies

I did a quick search and did not see anything recent that matches this. If someone knows of a good thread, drop a link here.Otherwise, lets discuss what people do to negotiate PGs. What is considered normal or accepta...

Michael C Gregory buying upside down properties
5 November 2016 | 11 replies

If you see a property owner who is in trouble, and let's say his loan is for $200,000, and the ARV is $180,000. And you want to offer him $117,000. How does this work? Will the deal have to go through a Short Sale spe...

Samuel Chua What happens if I fail to pay the mortgage for my property
3 April 2019 | 14 replies

What happens if I have a bank loan and fail to pay the mortgage? Will the bank take the property away from me? Is this why it is always better to get a downpayment even though I have enough cash to purchase the entire...

CJ Moulton What happens to the remaining balance after a home is auctioned for a lower price?
21 August 2023 | 8 replies

Hello All,Recently I have been reading up on Foreclosures, and I went online to look at some foreclosed properties (Auction.com), but there's something I don't quite understand...I noticed that the starting bid for a ...

Dion DePaoli Mortgage Deficiency Judgement - Are you getting them?
7 April 2015 | 0 replies

I am curious what some of the lesser experienced folks are doing when it comes to possible deficiency judgments.  Are you pursuing the judgement at all?If so, are you attempting to collect on the judgement after obtai...

Martha Blumel Owner in BK- Shortsale and Deficiency Judgment
23 January 2016 | 3 replies

I have been speaking to an owner of a property, that I am interested in, who tried a short sale before and Chase wanted a deficiency judgement against him, so he did not move forward with it. The property has been sit...

Dario Barba How to remove deficiencies from second lien
26 April 2011 | 1 reply

Hi Everyone,
I wanted to see what are the strategies out there that agents or short sale negotiators use to make second liens accept the typical 10% of the lien as paid in full. And not send the rest of the unpaid lie...

Ibrahim Hughes Deficiency Judgments & Debt Relief Tax Liability
9 January 2013 | 5 replies

If a seller of a vacant (and run down) property get's debt forgiveness in a short sale, are they liable tax wise (to the IRS) for the forgiven debt if the house was a rental at the time of purchase?

How about it was ...