I’m a Realtor. Here is what I am NOT – I am not a bomb diffuser, not an attorney, not a rocket scientist (but I dated one once 
, not a lawyer, not your mother, not omniscient and I am not a Realtor licensed in every state.
So please for the love of all that is good in this world – DO NOT take my word for anything here. Do your own due diligence, talk to your broker, ask around, check out other blogs if you like. Be cautious about making any ‘absolute’ statements to your clients as things are changing daily related to short sales. But don’t imagine that going to seminars held by banks is a place to get your answers. The bank is looking out for the bank, not for your clients as you need to be doing!
Good Luck out there and please don’t learn to do Short Sales by trying it on an unsuspecting home owner. You’re failure means they lose their home to foreclosure and all of the negative impact that goes with it. This is no time to play around with your ego and other peoples lives.
-Short Sale Steve
DISCLOSURE:
This blog is not primarily financially driven. If it were, I would have advertising and sell more stuff.
That said, beginning December 1, 2009, the FTC requires bloggers to provide disclosures whenever there could be hidden interests or unspoken biases related to recommendations.
First, the obvious: I am not Tim Ferris (see below nor do I get any money for anything Tim might do . But hey Tim if you’re out there I could use a Ducati RR ;-0
Second, the less obvious: If I interview someone and they grab the bill for lunch, I would need to specify this, as I would if I use an Amazon link that gets me 8 cents instead of an Amazon link that gets me 0 cents. If someone gives me a comfy t-shirt with a logo and I wear it in a photo, ditto. Disclaimers all over.
This would be tedious for me and a continual eye sore for readers. But rules is rules.
To cover my ass and preserve your reading experience, please assume that, for every recommendation, link, and product I use, the following all hold true:
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(Disclosure courtesy of Tim Ferris, Illustrations courtesy of Louis Gray and Jeannine Schafer)
Who the hell is Tim Ferris any way and why am I mentioning him at all? First he was kind enough to offer up this sample disclosure to help us humble bloggers stay compliant with ‘The Man’ (aka FTC). In my humble opinion he is what more of us should be, myself included. We get so caught up in the old ways of thinking we get trapped inside our own lives. If you need a good kick in the ass and some motivation for something different Get Tim Ferriss’ #1 New York Times bestselling guide to lifestyle design for less than $15. And yes this is one of those Amazon links and it will get Tim (not me) a few pennies so click it as a Thank You to Tim for all he does to be cooler than me, Short Sale Steve!
And no, Tim did not ask for this link using his Amazon ID nor is Tim kicking back any cash-ola to me, my family or any of my dogs for my including this link. Wow you can see how exhausting this all could be!
