Website Launched to Help Avoid Foreclosure

August 18, 2012

Melissa Garrison of Fairfax Realty, Inc launches website and marketing plan specific to homeowners facing foreclosure hardship in the Midlands real estate market.

LEXINGTON, SC – August 20, 2012 – Melissa Garrison of Fairfax Realty, Inc., a Lexington Professional Real Estate Consultant, has developed a marketing strategy and website that is focused on assisting distressed homeowners find information and investigate options to avoid the foreclosure process.

As an expert in short sales, a real estate transaction option that banks will consider instead of foreclosure with specific guidelines, Garrison is determined to provide essential knowledge to homeowners in Lexington facing this unfortunate circumstance. Visitors to AvoidForeclosureInSC.com will find information regarding the process of foreclosure, what effects foreclosure has on a homeowner, and ways to prevent the foreclosure process from continuing. The website features easy-to-understand informational tools such as a list of frequently asked questions, a glossary of terms and free reports as well as resources that allow the homeowner to get their questions addressed in a confidential manner.

In addition, the website offers the homeowner information regarding short sales, often a viable solution to foreclosure that can save a distressed homeowner from the damaging effects foreclosure has on their credit. “I feel that it is important in today’s economic conditions for homeowners to know that they have options other than the foreclosure route,” says Garrison.

“Statistics show that 50% of homeowners facing this stressful situation often ignore the issue and that doesn’t have to be. There are options such as a short sale, especially if the homeowner works with an experienced Professional Real Estate Consultant to provide them assistance in showing the lender the hardship situation and other real estate documentation.”

Garrison’s new website provides visitors with a description of how the short sale process works, how it compares to a foreclosure, and how a homeowner may be able to qualify for a short sale. As a Certified Default Resolution Specialist (CDRS) Garrison has taken the initiative to become an educated and prepared advocate on the behalf of a homeowner in distress. Earned by completing a comprehensive curriculum via America’s Home Rescue, professional real estate consultants with the CDRS designation are equipped with the expertise to help distressed property owners avoid foreclosure. For more information about foreclosures and short sales in the Midlands, please feel free to visit the website at AvoidForeclosureInSC.com, or to contact them directly at 803-603-4306 and by emailing Info@ AvoidForeclosureInSC.com ~ [email protected].