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The Charleston area is located on the coast of South Carolina, midway between Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head Island. It is easily accessible by car...I-26 has its eastern terminus in Charleston and connects with I-20, I-85, I-40, I-77 and I-95 from the north. US Highway 17, the coastal north-south route, runs through Charleston and connects with I-95 from the south.

Charleston International Airport offers jet service from Air Canada, Delta Airlines Inc., Atlantic Southeast Airline/Delta Connection, Northwest Airlines, Comair Inc./Delta Connection, United Express, Continental Airlines, US Airways, and AirTran. Amtrak provides regular passenger service to the Charleston area.

The Dan Lorentz Group serves the following areas: Downtown Charleston, SC- Historic Downtown Charleston, SC- Johns Island, SC - Wadmalaw, SC  - Kiawah Island, SC - Seabrook Island, SC - James Island, SC - Folly Beach, SC - Mount Pleasant, SC - Sullivan's Island, SC - Isle of Palms, SC - Wild Dunes, SC - Awendaw, SC- Summerville, SC - Hollywood, SC - Ravanel, SC - Edisto Beach, SC - Charleston, SC and North Charleston, SC .

What is a Short Sale?

I have received a lot of phone calls in the last several months centered around the same question.  What is a "Short Sale" and how does it work?   A Short Sale is a property where the seller owes more on the loan than the selling price or sales price... the proceeds of the sale fall short of what is owed.  In the short sale process the bank agrees to accept less than what is owed and in many cases will either discount the original loan amount to satisfy the mortgage or take the difference and have the sellers take a deficiency balance to be paid back over time.  A lot of what happens internally at the bank depends on the actual financial hardship of the seller and depending on the circumstances, it can go in either way.  Many times the lender will accept a Short Sale in order to avoid the foreclosure process.  In many cases the lender will spend more time and money on foreclosing than it would lose negotiating a short sale.  The home also has some small advantages including avoiding a foreclosure on their credit and being able to negotiate what the bank is willing to discount. The short sale typically happens much faster than a foreclosure and can most times be negotiated within 60-90 days using the help of your Real Estate Professional (that would be me!).   If any of you are interested in locating short sales in the area, always feel free to call me.  I have a detailed list of homes that are currently on the market as "Possible short sales"!  I am a specialist in negotiating on your behalf as a buyer or a seller.