Mark Stark, CEO of Prudential Americana Group Realtors in Las Vegas has just posted some excellent tips and strategies for short sales.  This post is a summary of the major points he covered at a recent seminar attended by over 120 people in Las Vegas (consumers and real estate agents alike).

Mark includes valuable information geared to the consumer about:

• Why consider a short sale?
• The decision-making process and mindset of the seller
• Positioning yourself for the future
• Options and Solutions

More articles on REO, Short Sales, Foreclosures

Here are links to more great blog resources on short sales, REOs and foreclosures from the legal blog of Prudential Americana Group's in-house attorney, Darren Welsh:

REOs:

http://ameglegal.wordpress.com/2007/11/09/tgif-legal-tip-resale-packages-for-nevada-reo-sales/

Foreclosures:

http://ameglegal.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/tgif-legal-tip-foreclosuredeficiency/

Short Sales:

Listing Agent Perspective: http://ameglegal.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/tgif-short-sales-from-the-listing-agents-perspective/

Seller's Perspective:  http://ameglegal.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/tgif-legal-tip-short-sale-seller-perspective/#more-40

Mortgage Debt Relief for Foreclosures and Short Sales:  http://ameglegal.wordpress.com/2007/12/21/tgif-legal-tip-mortgage-debt-relief-for-foreclosures-short-sales/