“I had several investment properties in Florida and Arizona. The team at Short Sale Legal Services was fantastic to work with - aside from dealing with my lenders, they followed up with the buyers agent, constantly keeping everyone in the loop. They were able to get my lenders to accept both short sales, as well as issue liability releases. I highly recommend their services!” - Carly A., Las Vegas, NV

“When it comes to navigating the world of short sales, which is unknown to the majority of us, Jeff and his team have the resources and the contacts needed to get the job done. Their follow up and honesty is essential to the level of sanity you will need to get this unfortunate experience done in the most gentle manner possible. Simply put, they are professionals.” - Jason Ratledge, Dallas, TX

“These trying economic times have had such an impact on many of us that we have made the gut wrenching decision to pursue a short sale on our homes. A short sale combined with either a debt-reduction program or bankruptcy will lead to a financial second chance where we will take the lessons learned and apply them to the rest of our lives. The key to this second chance is to complete a successful short sale. Unfortunately, most real estate agents do not have the expertise to see a short sale through from start to finish. We used Jeff Bortnick at Short Sale Legal Services to successfully complete our short sale. It took 8 months from when we stopped making payments until the short sale was completed. The process of dealing with the lenders took so long that the first 2 buyers dropped out, but we had success with the 3rd. Jeff was relentless, bird dogging the lenders and real estate agents through the incredibly frustrating process. The lenders and real estate agents didn’t seem to really care whether or not we were successful, so it was essential to have an expert in our corner. When you let Short Sale Legal Services handle your short sale it takes much of the pressure off of you and puts it on the lender, allowing you to move on with your life and sleep at night. I give my highest recommendation to Short Sale Legal Services” - Tom W., Reno, NV

“After having our home on the market for eight months with no buyers in sight, my husband and I contacted Jeff and his team at Short Sale Legal Services for some advice. Jeff worked with us toward understanding the realities of home sales in a declining market, and within weeks we had several offers from which to choose. Jeff and his team then led the way through the difficult process of our short sale, one that we did not think was going to happen. However, Jeff was persistent and not only helped us maintain our sanity, he was able to bring about a closing that released us from the home and the remaining balance on the loan. We highly recommend Jeff and his team. Without someone like Jeff on our side, we do not believe we would have been successful!” - Julie and Eric Reese, Grand Blanc, MI

“I bought a condo – my first property – back in September 2005, at the height of the real estate hysteria. I was advised to get into the market before it was “too late”. Being new to the whole shady and shifty world of real estate, I really didn’t know what I was doing, so shame on me. It didn’t help that my unscrupulous mortgage broker changed the terms of my loan the night before I was to close and at that point I could not back out of the deal and lose $10K being held in escrow. Needless to say, right from the start my bold foray into being a homeowner was an unsettling experience.
Fast forward 3 years and about $15K in renovations and my little 650 sq ft place was nearly $100K underwater as the economy and market tanked. I had just gotten married, was expecting a baby and the company where I had worked for 12 years was going bankrupt. There were many long nights and plenty of anxiety, and I knew I had to do something. After hearing about it on the periphery, and seeing a few articles, I started to think about a Short Sale. It was either that or simply send my house keys to the bank. This was before short selling hit the mainstream. At first I was incredibly skeptical of the whole thing. As my wife said: “something doesn’t feel right about walking away from a mortgage.” Long story short, I researched more and more on the matter as I could see no way out and wasn’t about to let my situation ruin my financial standing for decades. It took some “selling” and explanation of the idea to my wife, but after seeing a credible Wall Street Journal article and calling into a few conference calls, I was eventually referred to Jeff Bortnick from Short Sale Legal Services. Jeff patiently endured at least a hundred questions from me and took many free calls to walk my wife and I through the whole process. He even spoke to my incredibly green realtor who had never done a short sale before. To say that I was a cynic’s cynic from my introduction to the real estate market would be an understatement. After awhile it was clear to me that Jeff was legitimate and I agreed to pay the fee for his service – which was modest compared to what was at stake.
My desperation turned to hope when we finally got an offer on the condo, assembled the short sale package and passed it to Jeff who took the ball and started working aggressively with my bank. Knowing just what questions to ask and how to navigate the system, within 45 days we had sold the condo. While our case may not be typical, I consider it nearly a true miracle. I went from being jaded and bitter to relieved and more confident of the value of leveraging the professional help of honest, ethical people who know what they are doing. We feel no regret about this decision. I wasn’t going to be the last guy on the block to do something about my situation and wait it out for 10 years or more as home values plummeted all around me. It was the right thing to do. Although my credit rating took a little hit, the lender got its money and the system worked in our favor instead of against it (for once). My family and I have a new lease on life now and couldn’t be happier.
I am writing this humbling testimonial not only to sincerely commend and thank Jeff and his team, but also to let others know that there is hope to get out from a crushing real estate nightmare. I have since referred three friends to Short Sale Legal Services and they all have had positive experiences. While buying this particular condo under the terms and timing that I did may be one of the dumbest things that I have ever done, contracting with Short Sale Legal Services will stand as one of the wisest - and I will forever be indebted to them.” - name requested withheld for privacy, Falls Church, VA

“Recently, I found myself in a potentially devastating financial situation which would have resulted in foreclosure on my primary residence, foreclosure on an investment property and / or bankruptcy. Not knowing what alternatives I had, I contacted Mark Bello and Jeff Bortnick at Short Sale Legal Services. They explained to me what a short sale is and told me they would be able to help.

As soon as Jeff started working with me, I felt like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. I found a great real estate agent, and the process began. Once my realtor was able to secure offers on each of my properties, Jeff started negotiating with my lenders. After all was said and done, my two properties with mortgages totalling over $1,000,000 were sold at a fraction of what was owed. Jeff was able to convince my lenders that it was in their best interest to accept the offers made on my properties and forgive the balance of what was owed. In so doing, I saved tens of thousands of dollars in personal loss and my credit rating was preserved.

I can not put into words how thankful I am to Jeff and Mark at Short Sale Legal Services. I recommend their service for ANYBODY in a situation where they are upside down on their homes and need to sell. Their unique ability to communicate with all parties involved to a mutually beneficial conclusion was invaluable.” - Marc P., Detroit, MI

“Jeff Bortnick at Short Sale Legal Services is practically a magician. He hung in there with me over many months shepherding me, my agent and my buyer’s agent through the arduous task of negotiating our short sale with our bank. I absolutely believe that without his assistance our sale would have died on the vine. He is easy to work with, patient, professional and very responsive.” - J.C. Sarasota, FL

“I just want to thank you for your efforts in getting our deal done. I guess there were times when none of us thought that it would go through. But you kept on top of things. You were encouraging when you needed to be, tough when you had to be, and completely professional throughout the whole process.

“Hopefully I’ll never need your services again, but I will recommend you and your firm to anyone that should ask me. Thanks again for all your help.” - R.P. Bloomfield Hills, MI

“I wanted to take this time and thank you for all of your help with my short sale. I was very skeptical about everything and did not know what was required of me during this process. Part of it did not want to admit that the only way to get out of my upside down mortgage was through the short sale process. You and your team made everything so easy and seamless on my part that I basically did nothing. I was very surprised that everything went so smoothly and that you took care of things with such professionalism. This no question one of the easiest things I have ever done and thank you for explaining everything in detail of the next steps that need to be taken. I will definitely refer everyone I know that needs to have a short sale done to get out of their upside down mortgage.” - J.C. Macomb, MI