You must take a little time when looking for a real estate agent to help you short sale your home. If the agent you choose does not have some extra training on how to do short sales the correct way, you are setting yourself up for failure.

This video will show you some important questions you should ask any agent before hiring them. If they dance around your questions, I highly advise that you keep looking for an agent that can answer the majority of questions in this video and also the questions you most likely will have.

A few of the most common questions are:

- Please may I see examples of your recent successes?

- Please demonstrate your local knowledge and your knowledge of the local property market.

- Will you be personally responsible for selling my home or will I be dealing with a team of people?

- Could I please ask your clients for their feedback?

- How often will you provide regular feedback?

- What is the difference between the asking price (the listed price) and the actual selling price of some of your short sales?

- You should get a comprehensive plan as to how the agent intends marketing your home.

I wish you the best of luck. Please feel free to fire me an email at Contact Mark Stafford if you have any questions. I help people all over the country with short sales and train agents locally here in Phoenix as well.

Don’t forget to check out my new book on amazon.com titled: The Real Estate Agent’s Guide To Using The Equator Short Sale Website – Discover How to Receive Short Sale Approvals in 60 Days or Less.

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You must write an effective, yet short hardship letter to submit to your lender for your short sale.

This video will help you craft your hardship letter which will help your real estate agent get your short sale approved faster and easier.

For additional short sale help visit Mark’s real estate blog - http://mark-stafford.com/blog

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This video series will help home owners learn more about what happens when they have to short sale their home.

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