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Producing Short Sale Specialist, REALTOR and Non Performing Loan
Broker DRE#00995730.
Jon Cope has been serving
the Real Estate needs of Buyers, Sellers, Investors and Developers
in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, the entire State of California
and Internationally for over 24 years.
I provide fast
and outstanding service to all of my clients. Because of my past
decades of experience and knowledge in Real Estate Sales, Listings,
Development, Construction and Loan Brokering, I can perfect a quick
and easy escrow and effectively net you more on the sale or purchase
of your property.
Let
me show you how to make your Real Estate worth more money, then
I will give you a list of exactly how I will market your property
for sale. --
JON COPE, REAL ESTATE BROKER, DEVELOPER
AND PURVEYOR OF FINE HOMES, ESTATES, LAND, COMMERCIAL, BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES, INVESTMENT PROPERTIES AND NON PERFORMING LOANS SINCE
1988. CERTIFIED NEGOTIATOR, SHORT SALE, FORECLOSURE & GREEN
SPECIALIST.
Most lenders require the seller to default on payments for at least
three months (so they pay the penalty of a ding to their FICO score)
before they will consider a discounted payoff to accommodate a short
sale. A default in payments is the legal step taken by the owner
to exercise the “put option” he holds a contract right
inherent in all trust deed loans. The put option allows the owner
to force the lender to buy the property through the foreclosure
process (or consider a compromise) should the lender refuse a deed-in-lieu,
loan cramdown, etc.
Cutoff Date
When a short sale occurs after December 31, 2012 on
real estate encumbered by a recourse loan, the seller will incur
a tax liability at ordinary income rates on the discount reported
by the lender on an IRS 1099 Form, which is labeled discharge-of-indebtedness
income.