Home Owenership Counseling?

This is my first short sale. In the pkg. from the bank was a form Home Ownership Counseling Pre-foreclosure Sale Procedure. What is this, and how do I handle it?

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  • TheShortSalePro23rd March, 2007

    It is probably(?) an FHA insured loan you are seeking to short. The homeowners should be apprised of their options, alternatives, and possible tax consequences... by a HUD approved, preforeclosure counselor.

    The purpose is to reduce the number of the HUD borrowers who get snookered in ill-advised equity-fleecing transactions, and better understand both the short and long term reprecussions to selling via preforeclosure short sale.[ Edited by TheShortSalePro on Date 03/25/2007 ]

  • estateXchange30th March, 2007

    I just got a lead for a HUD loan short sale. It is a one loan (was 100% financing) which she said was a HUD loan. She wants to sell rather than foreclosure but owes $101k and the property is worth $105k. I am looking to pick it up around the $70-80k range.

    Should I have her take this conseling now even though I am just starting the SS process or wait til it is required? Do they have the conselling everywhere? She has moved to the country in GA.

  • TheShortSalePro30th March, 2007

    Prequalify the short sale candidate.

    Confirm the type of mortgage loan.
    Confirm workout criteria.

    * will owner-occupancy be a condition
    for approval?

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