Charles County’s Newest Foreclosures, February 2010

February 26, 2010 by Jonbenya · Leave a Comment 

Want to know what the newest foreclosures to hit the market in Charles County? Look no further! Each week I send out foreclosure lists to clients that are looking to take advantage of some really great deals! Here’s the list of foreclosures that have hit the Charles County Market. If you’d [...]

Top Tips for First Time Homebuyers

February 25, 2010 by Jonbenya · Leave a Comment 

Are short sales and foreclosures tempting you into home ownership? Did you find the perfect starter home that happens to be listed at an amazingly low price due to foreclosure? It’s certainly a buyers market here in Southern Maryland! If you think that home ownership can be had for less money now [...]

Is Your Rental Being Foreclosed on? Know Your Rights!

Is Your Rental Being Foreclosed on?  Know Your Rights!

February 5, 2010 by Jonbenya · Leave a Comment 

If you are a renter, chances are you are nervous about the stability of your lease in this market.  Previously, if the owner of the property was foreclosed on, the tenant would be out of luck and out on the street.  The law said that leases signed after the mortgage date would be extinguished by  [...]

The Latest Bank of America Screw-Up: This Time There Wasn't Even a Mortgage on the Property!

January 26, 2010 by Jonbenya · 1 Comment 

Sadly, I’m starting to sound like a broken record when writing posts about Bank of America.  It appears they have, once again, foreclosed on the wrong house.  

Bank of America Strikes Again
According to a South Coast Today article (see Couple claims Bank of America seized the wrong house), homeowners Charlie and Maria Cardoso filed a lawsuit [...]

Bank Screws Up, Locks Owner Out of Home Anyways

December 21, 2009 by Jonbenya · Leave a Comment 

Nothing Surprises me when it comes to banks and their foreclosures anymore.  “Wall Street has failed Main Street”, right?  The latest news reports say banks are making record profits while the average American is Unemployed, Underemployed, Underpaid, and Under-Water on their mortgage. Unbelievable!
This next story should come as no surprise then, as a New [...]

Unbelieveable Price for a HUGE Home in Indian Head, MD!

December 12, 2009 by Jonbenya · Leave a Comment 

For all of you deal hunters out there, this is a can’t miss property that won’t last long!  It’s a 5 bed, 3.5 bath single family home in Indian Head, MD, located on 9 Riverwatch Ln for only $218,207!!!  In addition to being a huge home, it also has a full, unfinished basement, brick front, [...]

Why don't banks disclose the mold problem?

October 26, 2009 by Jonbenya · Leave a Comment 

Are Realtors obligated to disclose mold problems in a foreclosure? The short answer is yes, but unfortunately things aren’t always done as they “should” be.
Why Should It Be Disclosed?
A mold problem in a home falls into the category of “Material Defect”.  In the state of Maryland, any Material Defects that are known by the [...]

Washington Mutual Accidentally Forecloses on the wrong house!

August 25, 2009 by Jonbenya · Leave a Comment 

Here’s a lawsuit about to happen….  A woman in Homestead, Florida named Anna Ramirez came home last week to find all of her possessions thrown out on the street and a man demanding she get out of the house he had just purchased for $87,000.  Nevermind that Ramirez wasn’t facing foreclosure, and that she [...]

How the wrong Realtor will cost you $20,000!!!

August 17, 2009 by Jonbenya · Leave a Comment 

The PG County “Down Payment on Your Dream” program, also known as the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) or Down Payment Closing Cost Assistance Program (DPCCA) is proving to be wildly popular.
I get multiple calls each and every day regarding the program, and unfortunately not everybody found out about the program in time. I get at [...]

Down Payment Assistance for PG County Foreclosures!

July 7, 2009 by Jonbenya · Leave a Comment 

If you’re looking to purchase a foreclosure in PG County and you’re a first time home buyer, there’s good news afoot!  HUD has approved a new program to provide down payment assistance for low income families in PG county ONLY!
The Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) and the Down Payment Closing Cost Assistance Program (DPCCA) have [...]

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