East Valley Team member Kristin LaVanway talks about short sales are requiring buyers to put a deposit to keep them in the game.
Some Gilbert short sale agents including the East Valley Team, require the buyer to deposit a portion of the earnest money up front while the short sale is being negotiated so they have some skin in the game. Is this fair? Depends who you ask, but we coming up with a new approach that we think balances the scales a little bit.
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Who says you can't teach a rocket scientist new tricks. Since Kristin left her former profession for her new one she has built one of the fastest growing businesses in the East Valley. Kristin is known for her Youtube videos, make sure you check them out. 
After a long career in political consulting Dean transitioned to real estate and has not looked back. Dean is one of the sick ones who enjoys fighting with banks to get short sales approved and to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. Dean also loves making videos on the subject.
[...] latest rant about honesty by buyer’s agents when it comes to earnest money deposits on short sales got me thinking…what is our fiduciary duty to short sale buyers? Is to be weaselly and help [...]