Will My Credit Be Affected If I Do A Short Sale?
Thank you for joining me, my name is Kevin Kauffman, co-owner of Group 46:10, one of the leading real estate and short sale teams in Avondale; in fact, we are one of the leading short sale businesses in the country. I am here to talk to you today about short sales and credit; it is currently one of the most commonly misunderstood things in the real estate world. I have individuals approach me regularly saying they’ve heard that if they do a short sale it’s going to decrease their credit score by 100 points and if they foreclose it will decrease by 200 points. I want to clarify something for you: there is no formula or calculation to tell you how much your credit score is going to drop. Everyone’s situation is unique. It is not even the short sale that impacts your credit score. It does impact your credit report, meaning the writing and notes on your credit report, not your numbers. What affects your numbers are things like missed payments. If you would like to decrease the impact to your credit score, it’s essential to begin and complete the short sale process right away.
That’s why it’s important to work with a team like ours, Group 46:10, who has over a 90% success rate with short sale closings. We actually complete short sales in about 3-4 months currently. Most real estate agents are taking 6-7 months to get their short sales completed, but not Group 46:10. Call us at 602-492-4610 and let us know what we can do to assist you. We’d like to talk to you about your underwater mortgage and what we can do to relieve you of your distressed property and get you working towards a better financial future. Please contact us with all of your short sale questions today.
For more information on short sales and how to avoid foreclosure, visit the Group 46:10 blog or you can also contact the Group 46:10 team and get started today.
For more videos on short sales check out Kevin and Fred on the Short Sale Power Hour. Video for Short Sale Specialists.









Fred Weaver is a founding co-owner of Group 46:10. He has been working in the financing/real estate business for over 7 years. Fred began his real estate career by working for a large wholesale bank as a processor and rate/lock specialist for home mortgages. After 2 years in the business, Fred transferred from the banking side of home loans to the mortgage side. While on the mortgage side of financing, Fred gained experience originating mortgages and processing files for Morgan Capital of Arizona, Inc.
Kevin is a founding co-owner of Group 46:10. He began working in the real estate business in 2007 after spending 8 years working in the finance industry for companies such as Bank One, Green Tree Financial, & GE Capital.


