You've decided to get involved in short sale real estate investing, and you have a deal working. A distressed seller has asked for your help, and you've even gotten to first base with the lender. Negotiations have begun, but have stalled out because there seems to be some apathy on the lender's part for getting this deal done' what now?

Here's the scenario- Mrs. Motivated called you six days ago with a house she needs to sell right away. Her husband walked out, leaving her saddled with payments of $900 per month, way over her head. She's two month's behind, with a mortgage balance of about $110,000, and a house value of about $125,000. Perfect conditions for short sale real estate investing.

Your initial calls to her lender went well. You reached Mrs. Motivated's collections supervisor, who referred you to the lender's short sale real estate investing department, otherwise known as ?Loss Mitigation?. Ah, lenders and their silly names!

Miss Mercy, in Loss Mitigation, informed you that you would need to submit an offer, accompanied by proof of funds, to her office on a form that she would provide. You happily complied, offering $90,000. Your hopes were high.

Miss Mercy has now applied the brakes in dramatic fashion, thus smashing your cherished little hopes, and those of Mrs. Motivated. On the phone, Miss Mercy expounded for several minutes on her bank's policy, 'never, under any circumstances whatsoever,? to accept an offer lower than the mortgage balance. And here you had been foolishly led to believe that short sale real estate investing was not only possible, but welcomed.

What to do' what to do?

You could definitely turn tail and run for the hills, leaving Mrs. Motivated at the mercy of' dare I say it, Miss Mercy! But that would go against your goal of helping Mrs. Motivated, putting several thousand dollars in your pocket, and being mega-successful at this game called short sale real estate investing. All fine goals which are not, by the way, mutually exclusive.

You could call Miss Mercy and rail against the system, pleading Mrs. Motivated's just cause, and pulling at Miss Mercy's heart strings. After all, that's why you started short sale real estate investing in the first place. Fat lot of good it will do you!

Or, you could do what other smart, savvy, experienced practitioners of short sale real estate investing do' implement Pit Bull Theory.

Pit Bull Theory states, ?I will NOT give up until I have gotten my huge, powerful jaws around the throat of the lender and shaken until the deal either closes or dies.?

How, then, does one close their jaws around a lender's throat and shake?

Simple.

You try back doors, front doors, and side doors, until you run out of doors. That's what makes short sale real estate investing work, and to find out how to make it work for you, you'll want to read more about it at Short Sale Real Estate Investing. Go ahead, it's free!

Now, go make more offers!

More info on your stop foreclosure information search:

Get Free Foreclosure Advice and Free Refinance Quotes
Get your free on-line foreclosure refinance quote and free advice from foreclosure mitigation specialist in minutes. Compare real offers from top national subprime and hard money lenders... more...

Short Sale 101
This occurs when the net proceeds from the sale of a home are not enough to cover the sellers' mortgage obligations and closing costs, such as property taxes, transfer taxes, and the real estate practitioner's commission. The seller is unwilling or unable to cover the difference. Some ? although by ... more...

Short Sale Training - The Biggest Short Sale Mistake
I'm writing to let you know about the #1 way to speed up the Short Sale process that very few Realtors actually know about. Not using this strategy is the Biggest Mistake most Short Sale Realtors make. It may not be what you think, because it's not a "traditional" real estate strategy... I can't ... more...

Short Sales - 3 Key Factors Gurus Never Tell You About How To Do Short Sales
For those of you who are new to the Short Sale arena or new to real estate investment, let's first define what a "short sale" is and what it's SUPPOSED to accomplish. A short sale is the process of negotiating with a Mortgage Lender to convince them to accept less than the Homeowner's mortgage ... more...

Short Sale Questions
The main stream media continues to be rich with stories about the struggling real estate market, here in the Sacramento area as well as across the country. They generally revolve around the increasing number of foreclosures, the mortgage crisis and now some of the government programs that may or ... more...