Hi there! We are a nationwide network of Short Sale Realtors who offer free help to home owners in financial hardship. We have some excellent short sale specialists in Orange County. RUN from anybody who wants to charge ANY money!

The site below is very consumer friendly and offers a lot of great information, as well as answers to frequently asked questions about short sales.

Did you find a good resource to help you with your fathers home? If not, check our services by visiting the website below. You may also want to check into some of the non-profit organizations who are offering help to distressed homeowners....click on the Resources tab for links.

Let me know if you've already found a suitable agent. If not, I can recommend an agent who works in my office and he's been doing short sales for many years in orange county. You can contact me directly at cfleming@coldwellbanker.com. Thanks a lot, Cynthia

Ocho
Sorry to hear of your situation. I may have just the Realtor you need. Please contact me via my Trulia profile so we can see if we can help you.

Time is of the essence.

Hi OChome,

I'd be happy to take a look at your situation. I generally am pretty selective about whether or not I will take a short sale listing. I would need to look at the particulars and then I'll be honest with you and your dad about whether or not it can be done in the first place. Not every seller qualifies.

I then give them to my short sale negotiator. She specializes in negotiating and dealing with the banks. A full time Realtor is likely not going to have the time or expertise that is required to manage the negotiations with the bank. She knows the ins and outs, which banks want what, and how to get them through. She takes no fee up front and does volumes of these so I trust her a great deal.

Short sales aren't for the faint of heart. It will take a good amount of time and not all of them will successfully close. A lot of it will have to do with the situation and the lienholders.

Take a look at my website. It will give you a sense of who I am. I wish you and your dad all the best.

I wish you the best of luck. With the way the market has been previous, you may have a hard time finding someone with that level of experience with short sales.

Finding a real estate agent that is in your father's best interest is easier. Once your father hires them to sell his house, any agent you find has a fiduciary responsibility to do what is best for your father.

That is a tough situation to be in and I hope you find a good person to help your father out. One thing you may try doing is contacting the banks in the area and other lenders and ask them who has done short sale work for them. Just remember that at that point, you may get the answer that they bank wants you to hear.

Good Luck!