HELP! Landlord asking if we want to buy our rental as “short sale”

[Ren]

So there’s no way to PM (private message) someone on this board? Can you say “Flintstones”?

Rich, if you’re reading this, please give serious thought to implementing vBulletin. It’s shockingly cheap for what you get: http://www.vbulletin.com/

This part of the site is a bulletin board, not a blog, and it should run real bulletin board software 🙂

[dharmagirl]

I just had to give you all an UPDATE.

I got in touch with my landlord this evening. I finally *67’d my phone and she actually picked up – and was mighty surprised to hear my voice.

I was very, very nice and diplomatic. Told her that, nope, we werent interested in buying any house for at least a year. She said she knew we were interested in buying at some point and thought if we were interested, she’d see if the bank would accept a short sale. She said she also knows that homes in this area have been going for $350K. Last year, this place was on the market for ~650K. Wow.

Dont think she’s in default – yet – because she complained that the “banks are only working with HOs (Homeowners – not ladies of the night)that are in default.”

She’s “very upside down” on this house and 3 others and told me that she knows “a lot” of people in Murrieta who are buying new homes and just walking away from existing trainwrecks.

I explained that we would prefer to have as much notice as possible, and that even if she cant pay the mortgage, to pls let us know because I dont want to have to scramble. She promised that she wouldnt do that “to such nice people” and then invited us to a BBQ.

Who knows…who knows what people will do when they’re desperate, eh?

I hope we’ll have time to get us through the summer and into a new rental….

Thanks to all of you for your help on this one.

[dharmagirl]

I just had to give you all an UPDATE.

I got in touch with my landlord this evening. I finally *67’d my phone and she actually picked up – and was mighty surprised to hear my voice.

I was very, very nice and diplomatic. Told her that, nope, we werent interested in buying any house for at least a year. She said she knew we were interested in buying at some point and thought if we were interested, she’d see if the bank would accept a short sale. She said she also knows that homes in this area have been going for $350K. Last year, this place was on the market for ~650K. Wow.

Dont think she’s in default – yet – because she complained that the “banks are only working with HOs (Homeowners – not ladies of the night)that are in default.”

She’s “very upside down” on this house and 3 others and told me that she knows “a lot” of people in Murrieta who are buying new homes and just walking away from existing trainwrecks.

I explained that we would prefer to have as much notice as possible, and that even if she cant pay the mortgage, to pls let us know because I dont want to have to scramble. She promised that she wouldnt do that “to such nice people” and then invited us to a BBQ.

Who knows…who knows what people will do when they’re desperate, eh?

I hope we’ll have time to get us through the summer and into a new rental….

Thanks to all of you for your help on this one.

[dharmagirl]

I just had to give you all an UPDATE.

I got in touch with my landlord this evening. I finally *67’d my phone and she actually picked up – and was mighty surprised to hear my voice.

I was very, very nice and diplomatic. Told her that, nope, we werent interested in buying any house for at least a year. She said she knew we were interested in buying at some point and thought if we were interested, she’d see if the bank would accept a short sale. She said she also knows that homes in this area have been going for $350K. Last year, this place was on the market for ~650K. Wow.

Dont think she’s in default – yet – because she complained that the “banks are only working with HOs (Homeowners – not ladies of the night)that are in default.”

She’s “very upside down” on this house and 3 others and told me that she knows “a lot” of people in Murrieta who are buying new homes and just walking away from existing trainwrecks.

I explained that we would prefer to have as much notice as possible, and that even if she cant pay the mortgage, to pls let us know because I dont want to have to scramble. She promised that she wouldnt do that “to such nice people” and then invited us to a BBQ.

Who knows…who knows what people will do when they’re desperate, eh?

I hope we’ll have time to get us through the summer and into a new rental….

Thanks to all of you for your help on this one.

[dharmagirl]

I just had to give you all an UPDATE.

I got in touch with my landlord this evening. I finally *67’d my phone and she actually picked up – and was mighty surprised to hear my voice.

I was very, very nice and diplomatic. Told her that, nope, we werent interested in buying any house for at least a year. She said she knew we were interested in buying at some point and thought if we were interested, she’d see if the bank would accept a short sale. She said she also knows that homes in this area have been going for $350K. Last year, this place was on the market for ~650K. Wow.

Dont think she’s in default – yet – because she complained that the “banks are only working with HOs (Homeowners – not ladies of the night)that are in default.”

She’s “very upside down” on this house and 3 others and told me that she knows “a lot” of people in Murrieta who are buying new homes and just walking away from existing trainwrecks.

I explained that we would prefer to have as much notice as possible, and that even if she cant pay the mortgage, to pls let us know because I dont want to have to scramble. She promised that she wouldnt do that “to such nice people” and then invited us to a BBQ.

Who knows…who knows what people will do when they’re desperate, eh?

I hope we’ll have time to get us through the summer and into a new rental….

Thanks to all of you for your help on this one.

[dharmagirl]

I just had to give you all an UPDATE.

I got in touch with my landlord this evening. I finally *67’d my phone and she actually picked up – and was mighty surprised to hear my voice.

I was very, very nice and diplomatic. Told her that, nope, we werent interested in buying any house for at least a year. She said she knew we were interested in buying at some point and thought if we were interested, she’d see if the bank would accept a short sale. She said she also knows that homes in this area have been going for $350K. Last year, this place was on the market for ~650K. Wow.

Dont think she’s in default – yet – because she complained that the “banks are only working with HOs (Homeowners – not ladies of the night)that are in default.”

She’s “very upside down” on this house and 3 others and told me that she knows “a lot” of people in Murrieta who are buying new homes and just walking away from existing trainwrecks.

I explained that we would prefer to have as much notice as possible, and that even if she cant pay the mortgage, to pls let us know because I dont want to have to scramble. She promised that she wouldnt do that “to such nice people” and then invited us to a BBQ.

Who knows…who knows what people will do when they’re desperate, eh?

I hope we’ll have time to get us through the summer and into a new rental….

Thanks to all of you for your help on this one.

[Coronita]

 dharmagirl,

I was being a half smart ass when i wrote my comment. But in all seriousness, you might want to rent a small safety deposit box at a bank to keep any and all small precious things such as jewelry, charms, collectibles etc "just in case". A landlord most likely always has a key, and I would definitely be concerned if my landlord was deeply upside-down and gets desperate, if you know what i mean. 

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—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

 dharmagirl,

I was being a half smart ass when i wrote my comment. But in all seriousness, you might want to rent a small safety deposit box at a bank to keep any and all small precious things such as jewelry, charms, collectibles etc "just in case". A landlord most likely always has a key, and I would definitely be concerned if my landlord was deeply upside-down and gets desperate, if you know what i mean. 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

 dharmagirl,

I was being a half smart ass when i wrote my comment. But in all seriousness, you might want to rent a small safety deposit box at a bank to keep any and all small precious things such as jewelry, charms, collectibles etc "just in case". A landlord most likely always has a key, and I would definitely be concerned if my landlord was deeply upside-down and gets desperate, if you know what i mean. 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

 dharmagirl,

I was being a half smart ass when i wrote my comment. But in all seriousness, you might want to rent a small safety deposit box at a bank to keep any and all small precious things such as jewelry, charms, collectibles etc "just in case". A landlord most likely always has a key, and I would definitely be concerned if my landlord was deeply upside-down and gets desperate, if you know what i mean. 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

 dharmagirl,

I was being a half smart ass when i wrote my comment. But in all seriousness, you might want to rent a small safety deposit box at a bank to keep any and all small precious things such as jewelry, charms, collectibles etc "just in case". A landlord most likely always has a key, and I would definitely be concerned if my landlord was deeply upside-down and gets desperate, if you know what i mean. 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[barnaby33]

FLU, if your landlord is deeply upside down, tell her to sleep on the couch till she gets the mortgage up to date. Also tell her you’ll be joining the emperors club till then.

Josh

[barnaby33]

FLU, if your landlord is deeply upside down, tell her to sleep on the couch till she gets the mortgage up to date. Also tell her you’ll be joining the emperors club till then.

Josh

[barnaby33]

FLU, if your landlord is deeply upside down, tell her to sleep on the couch till she gets the mortgage up to date. Also tell her you’ll be joining the emperors club till then.

Josh

[barnaby33]

FLU, if your landlord is deeply upside down, tell her to sleep on the couch till she gets the mortgage up to date. Also tell her you’ll be joining the emperors club till then.

Josh

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