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I wrote a blog on June 27 concerning using a bankruptcy Chapter 13 to enable a short sale to be approved. That blog can be found here by going into the June archives or at this address: http://lawsongroupmediation.com/?m=200906. The information in that blog is quite valid and timely.

But how do you find the right attorney? Remember that there are three categories of bankruptcy lawyers as I described them: 1. Those who only file chapter 7 cases; 2. Those who file both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases but do not want to go out of their way to process complex issues like short sales; and 3. Those attorneys whose focus is on the needs of the debtors and understand that a foreclosure or DIL can forever bar the debtor from a future mortgage and are willing to use complex strategies to help their clients.

How does your sellers find such an attorney as described in the third group? By printing off my earlier blog and emailing it to various bankruptcy attorneys along with a letter telling them you are looking for the right attorney to refer to clients. Tell them you want an attorney who understands the value of short sale versus the devastating effects of both foreclosure and DIL even in a bankruptcy case. Then ask them to let you know if they are willing or able to use a Chapter 13 to help meet the objectives of obtaining short sale approval.

Tell them to feel free to call me if they have questions. I am here to make money, but I believe in the concept that what goes around comes around and I am always willing to help.

Good luck in your endeavors.

Ken Lawson JD

TheLawsonGroup Mediation Services