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Larchmont Foreclosure Sold at $199K after Failed Short Sale

[Banks lost at least $130,000 on me. Talk about my consequences on the show and comments here.] Some of you already know about this, but the Larchmont REO property was sold by the bank for $199,000 on May 11th. See the provided MLS screenshot. I lost the Larchmont property to foreclosure on February 27th, 2007. […]

Investor Found Buyer to Stop Foreclosure on Burdett Way House

Zack, the real estate investor from Land Mark Property Solutions of San Francisco Bay Area gave me some good news yesterday. He has been helping me stop foreclosure by getting a short sale approved on the Burdett Way Sacramento house. Zack offered 200 but the lender would only go down to 248 on a short […]

Short Sale, After Foreclosure, Book, GSPG, Etc.

Man… last couple of days I’ve been jumping all over place… book, no book, partial book, crazy ideas, comeback stories, getting swayed by different people… I’m being too impulsive again! I think I need to come back down to reality and give you some updates: My last facing foreclosure property in Modesto, CA: Short sale […]

Avoiding Foreclosure via Short Sale and/or For Sale by Owner

A quick update on my California properties. Burdett… I hired my realtor to do the short sale on Burdett property because she has been doing such a great job with Larchmont. If you remember, I already have a verbal approval from the lender to short sale at 248. An investor who I was working with […]

Hardship Letter and Short Sale

Here is my hardship letter that I wrote for asking the bank to allow a short sale on several of my upside-down properties like Larchmont and Burdett in Sacramento, and Guadalajara in New Mexico. [See my updated hardship letter] What is a “Short Sale”? Sam Chapman a real estate agent from Austin puts it nicely […]

Property Photos and Info

I took the time to find pictures for all the properties and update some of the loan information. Take a look. I’m still facing foreclosure, so let me know if you have any buyers for me. Thanks. Burdett Way, Sacramento CA Larchmont Dr, North Highlands CA Muncy Dr, Modesto CA W 10250 N, Highland UT […]

Short Sale to Stop Foreclosure Update

Quick update… New Mexico property: Had agent drastically lower the price from 469 to 409k in order to compete with all the inventory. Apparently we haven’t been getting offers because ALL the houses on that street are for sale and the entire Rio Rancho area is really bad right now because of all the flooding. […]

Larchmont Foreclosure Sold at $199K after Failed Short Sale

[Banks lost at least $130,000 on me. Talk about my consequences on the show and comments here.] Some of you already know about this, but the Larchmont REO property was sold by the bank for $199,000 on May 11th. See the provided MLS screenshot. I lost the Larchmont property to foreclosure on February 27th, 2007. […]

Debt Settlement… Settle Debt From Corporation?

In trying to update my debt list, here is what I found in my sea of mail the other day: It’s a debt settlement offer for one of my credit cards. So, I’m wondering… (Poll Added) Is that the best they can do? I’m guessing it’s 8-9 months late at this point. I can call […]

My First Trustee Sale / Foreclosure Auction Results

A cold rainy day at the courthouse steps in downtown Sacramento. The gloominess is a perfect setup for the foreclosure auction of my Larchmont house. At the same time there was a nice freshness in the air and I felt a little bit of excitement/anticipation. A small crowd gathered around the “auctioneer” listening for different […]

Larchmont Foreclosure Sold at $199K after Failed Short Sale

[Banks lost at least $130,000 on me. Talk about my consequences on the show and comments here.] Some of you already know about this, but the Larchmont REO property was sold by the bank for $199,000 on May 11th. See the provided MLS screenshot. I lost the Larchmont property to foreclosure on February 27th, 2007. […]

Debt Settlement… Settle Debt From Corporation?

In trying to update my debt list, here is what I found in my sea of mail the other day: It’s a debt settlement offer for one of my credit cards. So, I’m wondering… (Poll Added) Is that the best they can do? I’m guessing it’s 8-9 months late at this point. I can call […]

Larchmont Foreclosure Sold at $199K after Failed Short Sale

[Banks lost at least $130,000 on me. Talk about my consequences on the show and comments here.] Some of you already know about this, but the Larchmont REO property was sold by the bank for $199,000 on May 11th. See the provided MLS screenshot. I lost the Larchmont property to foreclosure on February 27th, 2007. […]

Foreclosure Auction On Monday

Larchmont house with foreclosure auction notice Foreclosure auction notice Foreclosure sale notice closeup Since we got a strong offer submitted on the Modesto property that foreclosure auction may get delayed. But this Larchmont house is pretty much a done deal at this point… At least I tried… Filed under deals, foreclosure, Modesto, Larchmont I am […]