Paul E. Stansen

Paul E. Stansen

4.9
Rating: 7.1

Licensed for 41 years

Real estate Lawyer at Montecito, CA
Practice Areas: Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning

1187 Coast Village Rd #701, Montecito, CA

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 32 years

State: California

Acquired: 1993

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No misconduct found

Licensed in Colorado for 41 years

State: Colorado

Acquired: 1984

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Paul E Stansen, APC

1187 Coast Village Rd #701, Montecito, CA, 93108

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Paul E. Stansen's Reviews

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4.9 /5.0

37 Client Reviews

Showing 6 - 10 of 13 reviews | Foreclosure

Posted by Bob B. | December 06, 2013 | Foreclosure

Paul Stansen equals RESULTS!!!

As a Real Estate agent who has experience with closing several "Short Sales" I found myself about to lose my first short sale transaction. It was discovered that there was a $42,000 judgment against the property, the buyer decided to back out, the property was scheduled for a "Trustee Sale" within tw...o weeks and the lender refused to grant me an extension. As a last resort, I swallowed my pride and called Paul Stansen, who had done a presentation several months earlier at our office. I did not hold out much hope that even Mr. Stansen could negotiate a successful short sale transaction with the seemingly insurmountable amount of obstacles that I had asked him to leap over! Not only did he negotiate a settlement of $2,000 on the original $42,000 judgment, the Trustee Sale was postponed "As a direct result of Paul Stansen's track record of Professionalism" a quote from the lender's negotiator, we were able to close a success transaction after only 3 weeks of Mr. Stansen's involvement. Thank you Paul Stansen!!!

Posted by J | June 03, 2012 | Foreclosure

Experience real estate/short sale attorney

Paul demonstrated a high degree of knowledge and experience with the real estate short sale process. From our initial analysis, we were educated and informed through his straightforward communications. Our mortgage with a loan servicing center (not a bank) proved to be complex & required multiple neg...otiations for short sale approval. On our behalf, Paul successfully negotiated the resolution of our second mortgage with a difficult lender, paving the way for approval of the first mortgage short sale. Despite a total lack of transparency of the lenders throughout, Paul remained focused, purposeful & honest with us at every step and every new obstacle. His fees were more than reasonable particularly given that our short sale took 16 months. We appreciate his diligence & tenacity.

Posted by Matt | July 24, 2011 | Foreclosure

Paul Stansen is the real deal!

Paul delivered exactly what he promised he would. We were placed in the unfortunate situation of having to short sale our home. Paul was there with us the entire time. His past experience as a realtor and the connections he has made were very helpful in our case. He answered all of our questions ...(and we had many). I have friends that started the same process months before us and they are still trying to figure it out. Paul had everything completed even earlier than we had hoped. Thank you Paul!

Posted by Laura Lee | May 17, 2011 | Foreclosure

Laura Lee Anthony/Broker of Record for Troop Real Estate, Inc.

Paul Stansen is a very knowledgable, responsive and trustworthy person that has been a great asset to the Real Estate Agents and their clients for many years. I would highly recommend him if you have any needs pertaining to issues you may have if your home is "underwater" and you are having trouble ...keeping up with the payments, have fallen onto tough times and need someone that will go the extra mile to completely review your situation and offer solutions that will be in your best interest.

Posted by Emily | May 11, 2011 | Foreclosure

Realtor

Paul is super responsive, organized & very thorough. He's great at what he does & he can handle complex short sales. I would definitely recommend working with him.

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Patricia Rodriguez

Real estate lawyer | May 13

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Jeff Berke

Real estate lawyer | Feb 28

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"If you have issues relating to any aspect of real estate matters, Paul is the expert. I highly recommend him."

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Experience

Rating:  7.1 (Very Good)

Work Experience

1984 - 2014

Attorney / Broker-Realtor, Paul E Stansen, A Prof Law Corp

Associations

1993 - Present

State Bar of California

Attorney

1986 - Present

California Department of Real Estate

Broker / Realtor

1984 - Present

Colorado Bar Association

Attorney

1984 - Present

National Association of Realtors

Realtor Broker

Sample of Legal Cases

Santa Ynez CA Real Estate Sale

CLOSED ESCROW

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Education

1983

Pepperdine Univ SOL

JD - Juris Doctor

1980

Fort Lewis Coll

BS - Bachelor of Science

Speaking Engagements

2014

Real Estate Sales Meeting

Distressed Real Estate Sales

Publications

2019

Self Age 50+ Home Ownership: Options, Opportunities, Solutions

2019

Self Cash Flow Challenges that Lead to Foreclosure

Languages

English

Activity

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