Moorpark, CA Short Sales: Another thing that is dragging on the economy

Ventura County CA - The Stop Foreclosure Institute received another testimonial from a seller. She said a lot of stuff and it refreshed my memory. The average person just doesn't realize how "going broke" makes people feel like trash.
People start doubting themselves. They keep on kicking themselves down mentally.

"Why did I buy that house?" "Why didn't I work harder at my job, so I wouldn't get laid off?" Why did I get laid off, and not Joe?", they say to themselves. "I am such a loser and I can't find a decent job anymore!"

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They start thinking all of this stuff. Then, they start getting a lot of mean people calling the house. People such a bill collectors, debt collectors, and their mortgage company.

All of these people use mean, threatening tactics to try and get them to pay. Then, they get in a fight with their spouse over money. It all adds up. They are emotionally beat.

Sometimes they give up, without even realizing it. It's tough. Everyone kicks you while you are down. They stop taking risks. They stop looking for work.

Or, they lack confidence and as a result don't get the job. Pretty soon they don't think they can contribute to the economy. It is a horrible cycle.

If you are experiencing this, don't give up. Things will turn around. No, I'm not just talking about the general economy. Yes, that will turn around. But, your personal economy will turn around, whether or not the general economy does.

First, you have to get your confidence back. There are several ways you can do this. If you are unemployed, then get a new job. Any job will do, even if it isn't where you want to end up.

If you are overqualified for the job, then you will look awesome there. But, it will make it much easier for you to get a new, better job elsewhere. Someone is much more likely to hire a person who has a job than someone who is unemployed.

Pretty soon you will get your life back together. Yes, it will feel like a long time. It will be humiliating at time. But, if you just keep on pushing, then it will happen.

I have met so many people who have been hurt by this tough economy. All of them have gotten back on their feet eventually. Sure it wasn't fun. But, they did it and I'm sure you can to.

Thinking about a short sale? I can help you short sale your property and never pay the bank another penny. Send me an e-mail at cjohnson@prucalhomes.com. I will contact you for a free consultation.

When we talk, I will explain how the process works in detail. If you prefer, then you can call me at 805-208-0823.

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Thinking about a loan modification? Our Ventura County Loan Modification Kit has the instructions you will need to get a loan modification approved with your lender. Click here to request a copy.

Thanks for reading this,
Chris B Johnson.

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Chris is a Real Estate Agent at Prudential California Realty.

Phone: 805-208-0823. cjohnson@prucalhomes.com.

Certified HAFA Specialist, Certified Short Sale Specialist

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Copyright 2010 SFI Marketing Institute, LLC. All Rights Reserved. This is not intended as legal, technical, or tax advice. Please speak with a licensed professional before making any decision. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed as of the date of writing. The views expressed here are Johnson's personal views and do not reflect the views of Prudential California Realty. This information on Ventura County Short Sales: Another thing that is dragging on the economy is provided as a courtesy to our viewers to help them make informed decisions.

Moorpark CA - Short Sales: A Common Myth About Banks and Short Sales.

Ventura County CA - I've heard the following myth from a lot of people. Here's what they tell me.

"The banks can't afford to approve loan modifications because they don't want to take the losses on their books that fast. Also, their investors may not approve the short sale, because they can't afford to write off too much loss at once.

And the circle goes around and around", they say. This common myth isn't true. Here is why.

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The odds are that your loan is not owned by your lender. For example, 80% of all Bank of America's loans are not owned by them. The biggest holders are the Government Sponsored Enterprises, also called GSEs. The GSEs are Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae.

These entities are accustomed to losses. In fact, they have loan loss reserves on the books. The other entity that is accustomed to losses is FHA and VA. Between 65-70% of all US mortgages are owned or insure by the GSEs or FHA & VA.

Even small local banks don't own a large percentage of the loans they hold on the books. For example, another agent I know lives in a small town of 60,000 people. There is a bank that dominates the lending market in the area.

You would think this small bank was lending their own money. Not so. The majority of their loans are sold off within 12-18 months after they are written.

Here is the real reason that loan modifications and short sale are so tough. Remember, loan modifications and short sales will usually net the owner of the loan more money than a foreclosure.

The people who process the loan modifications and short sales won't lose any money if the home is foreclosed. Here is a classic example of this. An agent is negotiating an FHA short sale with Bank of America.

The short sale negotiator told him it would take her 2-3 weeks to review the offer and then submit it to FHA for final approval. How long was it going to take FHA to review the submitted file and respond?

She told the agent that that FHA had a 72 hour turnaround from when she submits the file to her. It's pathetic. In this example, BOA isn't losing the money, FHA is losing it instead. Yes, the system isn't working, but no one in Washington or at the big banks really seems to care.


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Thinking about a short sale? I can help you short sale your property and never pay the bank another penny. Send me an e-mail at cjohnson@prucalhomes.com. I will contact you for a free consultation.

When we talk, I will explain how the process works in detail. If you prefer, then you can call me at 805-208-0823.

Discover how other sellers successfully completed a short sale and request a free consultation by clicking here.

Thinking about a loan modification? Our Ventura County Loan Modification Kit has the instructions you will need to get a loan modification approved with your lender. Click here to request a copy.

Thanks for reading this, Chris B Johnson.

Chris is a Real Estate Agent at Prudential California Realty.

Phone: 805-208-0823. cjohnson@prucalhomes.com.

Certified HAFA Specialist, Certified Short Sale Specialist

View My homes for sale at www.ChrisBJohnsonRealtor.com.

Chris B Johnson Realtor specializes in loan modification assistance and short sales in Ventura County California. Ventura County Loan Modification Help, Ventura County short sales. Ventura County Short Sale Realtor Short Sale Realtor. Ventura County CA Short Sales. Ventura County Realtor. Chris also provides Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative Loan Modification and short sales help, Moorpark Loan Modification Help, Thousand Oaks Loan Modification Help, Westlake Village Loan Modification Help , Newbury Park Loan Modification Help, Camarillo Loan Modification Help, Santa Rosa Valley Loan Modification Help, Somis Loan Modification Help, Lake Sherwood Loan Modification Help, and Simi Valley Loan Modification Help, Moorpark short sales , Thousand Oaks short sales, Westlake Village short sales, Newbury Park short sales , Camarillo short sales, Santa Rosa Valley short sales, Somis short sales, Lake Sherwood short sales, and Simi Valley short sales. Moorpark Short Sale Realtor, Moorpark Short Sale Realtors, Short Sale Realtor. Ventura County CA Short Sales. Ventura County Realtor, Certified HAFA Specialist, Moorpark Short Sale Realtor, Thousand Oaks Short Sale Realtor, Westlake Village Short Sale Realtor, Newbury Park Short Sale Realtor, Camarillo Short Sale Realtor, Simi Valley Short Sale Realtor, Moorpark CA Short Sales, Thousand Oaks CA Short Sales, Westlake Village CA Short Sales, Newbury Park CA Short Sales, Camarillo CA Short Sales, Simi Valley CA Short Sales, Certified Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative Specialist, HAFA, HAMP. You can find The Stop Foreclosure Institute of Ventura County at 587 W. Los Angeles Avenue, Moorpark, CA. 93021

Copyright 2010 SFI Marketing Institute, LLC. All Rights Reserved. This is not intended as legal, technical, or tax advice. Please speak with a licensed professional before making any decision. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed as of the date of writing. The views expressed here are Johnson's personal views and do not reflect the views of Prudential California Realty. This information on Ventura County Short Sales: A Common Myth About Banks and Short Sales is provided as a courtesy to our viewers to help them make informed decisions.

Foreclosure Help, Foreclosure Prevention Question: My house is in foreclosure? When will I have to move out?

Ventura County CA - The Stop Foreclosure Institute recently received a question from a homeowner facing foreclosure. I'll call him Dave to protect his identity.

(Foreclosure is embarrassing and I don't want to put his name out there.) Dave asked, "I haven't made a house payment in a while. I'm just wondering how much longer it will be before I have to move out?"

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Here is the answer to Peter's Question. It all depends on what his plans are and how tight he is on money.

Most people in foreclosure are at a disadvantage because they how the process works. Here is the answer to his question.

It all depends what on the state he is located in and whether or not his lender has started the foreclosure process. So the first thing you should do is find out if the foreclosure has been started.

You can do that by calling the courthouse in your county or town. for example, if you live in Ventura County, then you would call the Ventura County Courthouse. They will direct you to the correct person.

Once you find the correct people, ask them for the foreclosure department. Then, ask the clerk there how you can research if a foreclosure has been filed against you.

They will either direct you to a website, or look up the information on their computer. Here is why it is important to find out if the foreclosure has been started.

We have seen many lenders wait 8 months, 12 months, and sometimes even longer, to start the legal foreclosure process. Many of them are backed up and don't have the staff in place to handle everything.

Once the foreclosure has been started you will want to see how far along it is. Every state handles foreclosure process differently. In addition, they all have different time periods for redemption.

Because of that, I would recommend you contact a competent Stop Foreclosure Institute Specialist in your area. I am the local specialist for Ventura County.

If you are located in Ventura County and want more information on the status of your foreclosure, then send me an e-mail at cjohnson@prucalhomes.com. I will contact you for a free consultation. Or, if you prefer, then you can call me at 805-208-0823.


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Thanks for reading this,
Chris B Johnson.

Chris is a Real Estate Agent at Prudential Califonia Realty.

Phone: 805-208-0823. cjohnson@prucalhomes.com.

Certified HAFA Specialist, Certified Short Sale Specialist

View My homes for sale at http://www.chrisbjohnsonrealtor.com/.

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Copyright 2010 SFI Marketing Institute, LLC. All Rights Reserved. This is not intended as legal, technical, or tax advice. Please speak with a licensed professional before making any decision. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed as of the date of writing. The views expressed here are Chris B Johnson Realtor personal views and do not reflect the views of Prudential California Realty. This information on Foreclosure Prevention Question: My house is in foreclosure? When will I have to move out is provided as a courtesy to our viewers to help them make informed decisions.

Moorpark Foreclosure Help: Facing Foreclosure and I Have Not Paid My Property Tax..??

Ventura County CA –

The only thing certain in life is death and taxes - Benjamin Franklin

The Stop Foreclosure Institute recently received a question from a homeowner facing foreclosure. I’ll call him Peter to protect his identity.

(Foreclosure is embarrassing and I don’t want to put his name out there.) Peter asked, “I am six months behind on my mortgage payments. I just got the tax bill for 2010 in the mail. Should I pay it?”
He continued, “What will happen if I don’t pay it? Will my house be auctioned to pay the taxes?”

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Here is the answer to Peter’s Question. It all depends on what his plans are and how tight he is on money.

Most people in Peter situation fall into one of 3 categories.

Category A. They want to keep their home. They are already working on a loan modification with their lender. They are saving every extra penny possible and maybe even working an extra job.
Category B. They don’t want to keep their home. They might be thinking about a short sale or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure.

Category C. Cannot afford to keep their home, but want to stay there as long as possible. Maybe they bought an expensive home and aren’t making the big bucks anymore. But, they can afford to rent a smaller, less expensive home.

First a little background on Peter. Peter is in California. In California, Ventura County cannot auction your home to pay the taxes for at least 2 years. But, usually it is 5-7 years before that actually happens.
This means you have a long window to pay back that tax bill. here is the other thing that often happens. Your lender pays the tax bill. I’m sure you’re asking, “Why would the lender pay the tax bill?”

To protect their interest. If the house gets sold at auction, the lender’s first mortgage could be wiped out. Lender’s have whole departments that do nothing but track property taxes that are due and pay them if necessary. They will pay back taxes and tack it onto what you owe them.

Here is one other caveat: The interest rate on delinquent property taxes in California is 10-18%. That can rack up pretty fast.

Here are my answers for how Peter should handle this tax bill.

If he falls into Category A: Pay the tax bill as soon as possible AFTER your loan mod is approved. However, Peter should first attempt to negotiate a successful loan modification with his lender.
Most lenders want a “good faith down payment” to modify a loan. So until the modification goes thru, Peter save all his money for that.

Because if the loan modification is not approved, then Peter will have wasted money paying the taxes. It will be just one less payment for the bank after they foreclose.

If he falls into Categories B or C: Do not pay the tax bill. The lender will end up paying the bill after they foreclose. Or, it will be paid as part of a short sale. Peter will have sold the house, or his lender will have foreclosed on it long before it can be auctioned for unpaid taxes.


Thinking about a short sale? I can help you short sale your property and never pay the bank another penny. Send me an e-mail at cjohnson@prucalhomes.com. I will contact you for a free consultation.
When we talk, I will explain how the process works in detail. If you prefer, then you can call me at 805-208-0823.

Discover how other sellers successfully completed a short sale and request a free consultation by clicking here.

Thinking about a loan modification? Our Ventura County Loan Modification Kit has the instructions you will need to get a loan modification approved with your lender. Click here to request a copy.

Thanks for reading this,
Chris B Johnson.

Chris is a Real Estate Agent at Prudential California Realty.
Phone: 805-208-0823. cjohnson@prucalhomes.com.
Certified HAFA Specialist, Certified Short Sale Specialist

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Chris B Johnson Realtor specializes in loan modification assistance and short sales in Ventura County California. Ventura County Loan Modification Help, Ventura County short sales. Ventura County Short Sale Realtor Short Sale Realtor. Ventura County CA Short Sales. Ventura County Realtor. Chris also provides HAFA Loan Modification and short sales help, Short Sales in Moorpark, Short Sales in Thousand Oaks, Short Sales in Westlake Village, Short Sales in Newbury Park, Short Sales in Camarillo, Short Sales in Santa Rosa Valley, Short Sales in Somis, Short Sales in Lake Sherwood, and Short Sales in Simi Valley California. Moorpark Loan Modification Help, Thousand Oaks Loan Modification Help, Westlake Village Loan Modification Help , Newbury Park Loan Modification Help, Camarillo Loan Modification Help, Santa Rosa Valley Loan Modification Help, Somis Loan Modification Help, Lake Sherwood Loan Modification Help, and Simi Valley Loan Modification Help, Moorpark short sales , Thousand Oaks short sales, Westlake Village short sales, Newbury Park short sales , Camarillo short sales, Santa Rosa Valley short sales, Somis short sales, Lake Sherwood short sales, and Simi Valley short sales. Moorpark Short Sale Realtor, Moorpark Short Sale Realtors, Short Sale Realtor. Ventura County CA Short Sales. Ventura County Realtor, Certified HAFA Specialist, Moorpark Short Sale Realtor, Thousand Oaks Short Sale Realtor, Westlake Village Short Sale Realtor, Newbury Park Short Sale Realtor, Camarillo Short Sale Realtor, Simi Valley Short Sale Realtor, Moorpark CA Short Sales, Thousand Oaks CA Short Sales, Westlake Village CA Short Sales, Newbury Park CA Short Sales, Camarillo CA Short Sales, Simi Valley CA Short Sales, Certified Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative Specialist, HAFA, HAMP. CA. DRE 10501699.You can find Ventura County Short Sale Realtor at 587 W. Los Angeles Avenue, Moorpark, CA. 93021

Copyright 2010 SFI Marketing Institute, LLC. All Rights Reserved. This is not intended as legal, technical, or tax advice. Please speak with a licensed professional before making any decision. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed as of the date of writing. The views expressed here are Johnson’s personal views and do not reflect the views of Prudential California Realty. This information on Ventura County Short Sales: We answer a question from a homeowner facing foreclosure is provided as a courtesy to our viewers to help them make informed decisions.

Moorpark Short Sales: Wall Street Firms Strategically Walking Away from their upside down properties.

Ventura County CA – Wall Street Fat Cats say homeowners shouldn’t walk away from upside down homes. Why? “If you do it, then everyone will start doing it”, they say. “It isn’t moral. People should own up to their commitments.

People should be responsible. This is more than just a contract. It’s what holds the entire economy together.” However, those same rules don’t seem to apply to the Wall Street Bankers.

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Turns out Wall Street firm Morgan Stanley strategically defaulted on their upside down properties. Here is the article from Bloomberg: Morgan Stanley to Give Up 5 San Francisco Towers Bought at Peak.

Here is what the article says: “Morgan Stanley, the securities firm that spent more than $8 billion on commercial property in 2007, plans to relinquish five San Francisco office buildings to its lender two years after purchasing them from Blackstone Group LP near the top of the market.
The bank has been negotiating an “orderly transfer” of the towers since earlier this year, Alyson Barnes, a Morgan Stanley spokeswoman, said yesterday in a telephone interview. AREA Property Partners will take over the buildings. Barnes declined to say when the transfer will occur.
“This isn’t a default or foreclosure situation,” Barnes said. “We are going to give them the properties to get out of the loan obligation.

The Morgan Stanley buildings may have lost as much as 50 percent since the purchase, he estimated.
Morgan Stanley bought 10 San Francisco buildings in the city’s financial district as part of a $2.5 billion purchase from Blackstone Group in May 2007. The buildings were formerly owned by billionaire investor Sam Zell’s Equity Office Properties and acquired by Blackstone in its $39 billion buyout of the real estate firm earlier that year.

Morgan Stanley, based in New York, was the biggest property investor among Wall Street firms at the time of the purchase. The transaction made the company one of the largest office landlords in San Francisco, with the purchase giving the bank 3.9 million square feet of office space there.”

Pretty interesting. If an ordinary guy walks away from his upside down home, then that makes him a immoral deadbeat. “He’s working the system”, the Wall Street people say.

But, to them it’s a moral business decision. “We’re doing what’s best for our stockholders”, they say. “That’s our obligation and duty.”

Here is my question. Doesn’t a parent have an obligation to do what is best for the stockholders in their family? Let’s say that they can save hundreds of thousands of dollars in mortgage payments.
As a result, little Timmy will be able to attend college when he grows up. Isn’t it their moral obligation to do what is best for the stockholders in the family?

Please let me know what you think. Put your comments agreeing or disagreeing below.

Thinking about a short sale? I can help you short sale your property and never pay the bank another penny. Send me an e-mail at cjohnson@prucalhomes.com. I will contact you for a free consultation.
When we talk, I will explain how the process works in detail. If you prefer, then you can call me at 805-208-0823.

Discover how other sellers successfully completed a short sale and request a free consultation by clicking here.

Thinking about a loan modification? Our Ventura County Loan Modification Kit has the instructions you will need to get a loan modification approved with your lender. Click here to request a copy.

Thanks for reading this,
Chris B Johnson.

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Chris is a Real Estate Agent at Prudential California Realty.
Phone: 805-208-0823. cjohnson@prucalhomes.com.
Certified HAFA Specialist, Certified Short Sale Specialist
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Copyright 2010 SFI Marketing Institute, LLC. All Rights Reserved. This is not intended as legal, technical, or tax advice. Please speak with a licensed professional before making any decision. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed as of the date of writing. The views expressed here are Johnson’s personal views and do not reflect the views of Prudential California Realty. This information on Ventura County Short Sales: Wall Street Firms Strategically Walking Away from their upside down properties is provided as a courtesy to our viewers to help them make informed decisions.

Moorpark CA Foreclosure Help...Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Ventura County CA – Should you walk away or should you stay? Here is how to determine whether or not you should walk away from your home. Because of the decline in the nationwide housing market, I doubt that your home is worth what you paid for it.

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First, determine the current market value of your home. Talk to a realtor. They will give you a market analysis, based on what other homes similar to yours are selling for.

For example, we recently helped a home seller who had paid around $700,000 for his home. We thought the home was worth about $400,000. His mortgage payment was a little over $4500 a month.

When you add in the property taxes and insurance his total monthly payment was around $5,300 a month. Similar homes were renting for around $2,500 a month.

If you compared rental payments, he was way upside down on his home. We ran the numbers and saw that he was on track to repay $1,697,000 over the life of loan.

Next, let’s look at how much he would save by short selling and renting a similar house for two years. First, he would be saving $2500 a month by renting a similar home. In addition when he bought a similar home for $400,000 then he would repay around $934,000 over 30 years.

$1,697,000 minus $934,000 is $763,000. That means he would save $763,000 in mortgage payments over the next 30 years. What can you do with $763,000?

Would it make retirement easier? You probably could completely pay for 3-4 kid’s college tuition. Most people could put 6-7 kids thru college with that kind of money.

Or, he could retire a few years early. Enjoy a little bit more of the “Golden Years.”
It appears that he would be doing better for himself and his family by short selling the house. The bank was probably bailed out by the American Taxpayers. If he pays taxes, then he helped out with that bailout.

This is why I recommend that you look at all the numbers when you are trying to determine whether or not you should walk away. How much money will you be repaying over the life of the loan? Just Google “amortization calculator” and run the numbers.

Add up how much money you would be paying back with your current home and compare it to how much you would pay if you short sold, rented for two years, and bought another home after that.

Thinking about a short sale? I can help you short sale your property and never pay the bank another penny. Send me an e-mail at cjohnson@prucalhomes.com. I will contact you for a free consultation.
When we talk, I will explain how the process works in detail. If you prefer, then you can call me at 805-208-0823.

Discover how other sellers successfully completed a short sale and request a free consultation by clicking here.

Thinking about a loan modification? Our Ventura County Loan Modification Kit has the instructions you will need to get a loan modification approved with your lender. Click here to request a copy.

Thanks for reading this,
Chris B Johnson.
Chris is a Ventura County Short Sale Real Estate Agent at Prudential California Realty.
Phone: 805-208-0823. cjohnson@prucalhomes.com.
Certified Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative Specialist, Certified Short Sale Specialist

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Moorpark, CA..Thinking about a short sale, but can’t pay your homeowner’s association dues?

Moorpark,  CA – Many people don’t think they are eligible for a short sale because they have unpaid homeowner’s association dues. Don’t worry about paying them yourself. When you short sale your home the association dues will be paid by your lender.

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A homeowner’s association is a very small percentage of the overall short sale value. Lenders know that a short sale will net them substantially more money than a foreclosure.

I had an example in the post below. I showed a house that received a $119,900 short sale offer. The lender rejected that offer. The home was foreclosed on and sold for $96,400. That means that lender lost $23,500 by rejecting that short sale offer.

The short sale lenders have ran all the numbers on a short sale versus foreclosure. They have high paid actuaries who go through everything.

If they have to foreclose, then they want to make sure they get the most amount of money possible. They know that they can recoup their money faster with a short sale versus foreclosing on a house and then reselling it.

Because of that they are willing to pay your delinquent homeowners association dues. In addition, the bank pays the real estate agent (they will have to hire a real estate agent when they sell the house.)
They also pay the title insurance and property taxes, because they must be paid in order to sell a house. They have to pay all those costs when they sell a bank owned property.

The Bottom Line: All of the costs are borne by the bank in a short sale. You pay nothing.

Thinking about a short sale? I can help you short sale your property and never pay the bank another penny. Send me an e-mail at cjohnson@prucalhomes.com. I will contact you for a free consultation.
When we talk, I will explain how the process works in detail. If you prefer, then you can call me at 805-208-0823.

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Thinking about a loan modification? Our Ventura County Loan Modification Kit has the instructions you will need to get a loan modification approved with your lender. Click here to request a copy.

Thanks for reading this,

Chris B Johnson.
Chris is a Real Estate Agent at Prudential California Realty.
Phone: 805-208-0823. cjohnson@prucalhomes.com.
Certified HAFA Specialist, Certified Short Sale Specialist
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Copyright 2010 SFI Marketing Institute, LLC. All Rights Reserved. This is not intended as legal, technical, or tax advice. Please speak with a licensed professional before making any decision. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed as of the date of writing. The views expressed here are Chris B Johnson Realtor personal views and do not reflect the views of Prudential California Realty. This information from Moorpark, CA on thinking about a short sale, but can’t pay your homeowner’s association dues is provided as a courtesy to our viewers to help them make informed decisions.