Top Five Qualifications to Look for in a Short Sale Realtor

If you are searching for a Realtor to represent you in a short sale transaction either with purchasing or selling they should, at the very minimum, have the following knowledge/background:

- Minimum 3 years working directly with real estate sales transactions and/or financial counseling

- Extensive knowledge of bank underwriting guidelines for distress properties

- Minimum 5+ short sales within the last 12 months

- Superior knowledge of tax and deficiency judgment implications

- Most importantly, they must carry the designation of 'Certified Distressed Property Expert' (CDPE)

It's Your Short Sale has all of these qualifications plus what no other Realtor can offer you today - team members who have worked for large financial institutions directly managing and negotiating short sales on the bank side. The bank is paying for it so wouldn't you want to work with the best?

J.D.A