Three years ago, just as the housing market was beginning its rapid descent, we purchased a perfect three-bedroom home in South Florida for $325,000.

It was in a great neighborhood. Excellent school district. We were set.

At the time it was priced right to sell ($379,000) — other nearby homes were hovering around the low $400’s. So we were thrilled when our “miracle offer” was accepted with no counters or questions asked. We celebrated the “steal of the century.”

Unfortunately, our joy didn’t last long.

Each year we helplessly watched as our home value continued to sink like a rock. We’re still not even sure if it has hit bottom — we’re too scared to look.  Last time we checked our home was roughly worth about $250,000, which is about a $75,000 hit.

Many homeowners today are in similar if not worse positions. We understand that. Still, that’s a lot of money.

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BOCA RATON, Fla. (Sept. 21, 2009) — Foreclosure.com Founder, President and CEO, Brad Geisen, announced today that he has built the first-ever short sales offer management system that handles marketing, processing, negotiating and closing services all in one central location.

QuickSale ^SM (www.QuickSale.com) is an easy-to-use platform that simplifies an often long and complicated process, bringing together all parties — distressed homeowners, lenders, investors, buyers and agents — who all share one common interest: Moving real estate inventory as fast as possible under the best terms.

“Short sales are the ultimate solution when it comes to solving the national foreclosure crisis now and in the future,” said Geisen.

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Several of Century 21’s top real estate agents from throughout the nation recently descended on the Westin Diplomat in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to participate in a training retreat.

Century 21 — the world’s largest residential real estate sales organization — recently selected Foreclosure.com Agent University to put a select group of industry professionals through its Certified Foreclosure Agent training program.

This is a career-building certification course designed specifically for individuals who are interested in foreclosures and expanding their business to include sales of Real Estate Owed (REO) properties, short sales and other distressed real estate.

All of the Century 21 agents who participated in the comprehensive learning experience were required to complete and pass an exam for each of the three topics presented receive their Certified Foreclosure Agent “Specialist” designation. For more background on the “Specialist” designation click here.

We had such a great group — many of agents flew in a day early and left a day late because of opportunity to travel to South Florida and, in the process, take home skills that will grow their businesses.

To learn more about the Certified Foreclosure Agent program click here. Broker owners and managers should contact us direct (866.382.4445) for more details on bulk pricing savings.

Develop the critical negotiating skills necessary for successful real estate short sale investing with expert instruction from Sharon Restrepo during this special 90-minute online educational training course.

“Short Sale Negotiation” is scheduled for Tuesday, May 13 at 4 p.m. ET. To catch the LIVE “how to” instructional session CLICK HERE.

From contract to closing, the short sale process can seem overwhelming when it’s really not. In fact, the right attitude and approach can turn a potentially frustrating experience into a goldmine.

Register for this training experience now if you want to:

• Learn how to market for short sales
• Understand the “Why” behind a seller’s motivation to short sale
• Know what to say to a seller about a short sale
• Determine what makes a deal worth doing a short sale
• Learn how to work with the seller throughout the process

Sharon is a cunning negotiator with tremendous people skills. She’s going to reveal everything you need to know about successful short sale negotiations, including what to say to the seller at each stage of the process.

It’s a compelling script that can get you on the path to real estate riches!

Register for “Short Sale Negotiation” now and negotiate BIG money-making short sales!!! CLICK HERE, class sizes are limited.

Please note that this is the second of three short sale training presentations that Sharon will lead. To check out the other two parts of this specific topic and more click here.

Webinars are LIVE educational sessions that let participants see, hear and interact with real estate experts right from their personal computer screens. In fact, Webinars are driven in part by visitor feedback and questions that are posed during the sessions. For more information and course offerings click here.

Find out all the essential information you need to begin making money with short sales from successful real estate investor, Sharon Restrepo, during this LIVE 90-minute online educational training session.

“What is a Short Sale?” is set for Tuesday, April 15 at 4 p.m. ET.

From the definition of a short sale to how to select the right deals, this introductory course will walk you through one of the hottest investment techniques today step-by-step.

Sharon — who is also a nationally-acclaimed educator and cunning negotiator — will explain the reasons lenders and banks are willing to accept short sale offers at rock-bottom prices now more than ever.

Sharon will teach you how to:

• Understand the short sale
• Understand the short sale process
• Understand why banks accept short sales
• Understand when short sales will work
• Learn how to choose the right short sale deals

This online real estate course, which is one of a three-part series, will help you better understand the real estate short sale process from A to Z thanks to the latest investment strategies.

Put simply, there’s no reason to pay full price for a home when you don’t have to!

To register now CLICK HERE.

Webinars are LIVE educational sessions that let participants see, hear and interact with real estate experts right from their personal computer screens. In fact, Webinars are driven in part by visitor feedback and questions that are posed during the sessions. For more information and course offerings click here.