Land Banking

smartgrowthamerica Vacant and abandoned properties are a challenging problem for any community. By viewing these properties as potential assets, rather than barriers to revitalization, smart growth advocates are finding new ways to reinvest in once-neglected neighborhoods. One notable strategy being used nationwide to contest property abandonment is land banking. Land banks are public authorities created [ ] The post Land Banking appeared first on We Buy Land.
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How to Sell Your Land Online

Biggerpockets About 15 years ago the best way to market your rural land was either a classified ad in the local paper, signage off the highway or the local pennysaver. Larger companies would use radio or some other direct marketing technique. All of these marketing strategies were slower and more expensive than the options today. [ ] The post How to Sell Your Land Online appeared first on We Buy Land.
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Foreclosure help! who can help me?

There are Millions of people today that are faced with Foreclosure.   Help with your foreclosure seems to be a common theme across the nation.   Many people have fought their foreclosure and have won.   For millions of others, there just seems to be no options but to lose their homes.   You can fight through your foreclosure situation but it will take some time and much effort on your behalf to do so.  

As a homeowner you have an overwhelming amount of options in today's market, you just have to reach for them.   At the very least you Must be proactive in asking for help.   This is "making the decision"  to get help and advice immediately in the beginning of the foreclosure process.   Thousands of people are in denial in the beginning phases of the foreclosure.   Avoiding the problem and hoping it goes away is the wrong approach to have.   You must be proactive is your efforts to seeking help with your foreclosure problem.  

Here are several foreclosure options to help you:

1. Consider selling your home
You must seek out a trusted real estate professional to determine what options you have.   This could be your trusted local real estate agent or broker.   Before doing this make sure they have a track record of success when dealing before dealing with your foreclosure situation. 

2. You can contact an agent to do a Short Sale
A short sale is a sale of a property is a process where by the lender on the property agrees in writing to sell the property "short" of what is owed on it.   For example:   If you own a home that is in foreclosure that has a mortgage of $300,000.00 against it and the value of the property is $200,000.00 you would seek out a local real estate professional to contact the lender and get the lender to sell the property at the value of $200,000.00.   Once the property is sold at the price of $200,000.00 some lenders will forgive the $100,000.00 difference, however  some will go after the previous homeowner and tax the homeowner on the $100,000.00 loss on the property.    Make sure you ask your local real estate agent about the particulars of a short sale.  

3. A Loan Modification may be the route to go.
This is where the lender agrees to modify the loan amount against the property.   Often times the monthly payment is lower over a temporary period of time.  Please take the time to research several loan modification companies before committing to one.   Loan mods have a success rate of 30% and below.    So, out of 100 people roughly 30 people will be successful in modifying their loan.  

4. Contact a foreclosure defense company
The benefits of contacting a company that wishes to help you with your foreclosure is that there is no obligation what so ever to sign a contract with them.   Often times their motive is to get you to keep your house.   The popularity with many of these companies is that they are having success with Mortgage Litigation, Foreclosure Defense, Foreclosure audit etc.    When you find someone who is trusted, make sure they are about making a difference by getting you to keep your home.