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# Short Sale Help for Real Estate Agents in Maryland, DC and Virginia

Have a listing that may need a short sale? Real Estate Search and Sale, LLC supports agents with the paperwork and follow-up that short sales demand, so you can keep serving your client.

[Call Our 24-Hour Desk: 202-630-5070](tel:+12026305070)

## How We Support Agents

- Reviewing whether a short sale may fit the seller's situation
- Assembling the lender package and tracking document requests
- Ordering payoffs and following up with every lienholder through closing
- Coordinating with title, HOAs and junior lienholders
- Co-listing or referral arrangements, as you prefer

## Our Role

We facilitate the process: documents, payoffs, communication and follow-up. Negotiation of terms remains with the seller or the seller's representative. Short sales require lender approval and are not guaranteed.

Carolyn Thompson, Broker, holds the CDS and CDPE designations and has more than 20 years of short sale experience. She is a two-time Patrick Negotiator of the Year award winner from her time with Patrick Realty.

Any compensation arrangement between brokerages is agreed in writing in advance. We don't provide legal or tax advice to sellers.

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Will you take over my listing?**  
No. We support you through co-listing or referral arrangements, as you prefer, agreed in writing.

**Do you negotiate with the lender?**  
We facilitate documents, payoffs, communication and follow-up. Negotiation of terms remains with the seller or the seller's representative.

**Which areas do you cover?**  
Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia, plus West Virginia and Florida.

**Can I get references?**  
Yes. We provide a list of client and professional references on request.

### Related Services

- [Short Sales and Options for Homeowners Facing Foreclosure](https://real-estate-search-and-sale.com/short-sale-expert-distressed-property?hsLang=en)
- [Selling a House With Liens](https://real-estate-search-and-sale.com/sell-house-with-liens?hsLang=en)
- [Underwater Mortgage Home Sales](https://real-estate-search-and-sale.com/underwater-mortgage-home-sales?hsLang=en)

## Places Nearby

We work with clients in communities near places like these:

- **Rockville Town Square, Rockville MD**: the plaza, library and restaurants beside the Rockville Metro
- **Pike & Rose, North Bethesda MD**: shops and restaurants by the North Bethesda Metro station
- **Capitol Hill, Washington DC**: Eastern Market and Lincoln Park
- **Downtown Blacksburg VA**: the Huckleberry Trail and Virginia Tech's campus

### How Can We Help?

[Call Our 24-Hour Desk: 202-630-5070](tel:+12026305070)

## A Vast Network of Service Providers

Over more than 20 years we have built a vast network of trusted service providers: cleanout and junk removal crews, estate-sale companies, contractors, painters, cleaners, stagers, locksmiths, movers, storage, title companies and mobile notaries. One point of contact coordinates the work, and some providers may be able to wait until closing to be paid. You are always free to choose your own providers. We don't accept payments or referral fees from service providers.

## References Available on Request

We will gladly provide a list of client and professional references on request.

## Let's Talk About Your Listing

Call our 24-Hour Appointment Desk at [202-630-5070](tel:+12026305070), any time, day or night.

[Call Our 24-Hour Desk: 202-630-5070](tel:+12026305070)

**Carolyn Thompson, Broker**  
Real Estate Search and Sale, LLC  
1300 Piccard Drive, Suite 204, Rockville, MD 20850  
800 Park Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24060  
24-Hour Appointment Desk: [202-630-5070](tel:+12026305070)  
Licensed in MD • DC • VA • WV • FL

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