Michael & Stacy Spickes
Our company founders, Michael and Stacy Spickes, are both licensed REALTORS® with Realty Austin, members of the Austin Board of REALTORS®, as well as both the Texas Association of REALTORS® and the National Association of REALTORS®.  In 2003, they formed Austin Home Rescue, now America's Home Rescue, a company whose sole focus is helping homeowners in pre-foreclosure situations. They have committed the last 9+ years to mastering and streamlining the Short Sale process and have personally worked hundreds of Short Sale transactions themselves.  Drawing from their frontline, in-the-trenches experience, they have become passionate about training other Real Estate Professionals, sharing the "tips and tricks" of the Short Sale business that have increased their closing ratio from 50 to 90 percent.  Their hope is to reduce the foreclosure rate across the nation, by educating other professionals how to successfully complete a Short Sale with as little time and frustration as possible. 

Michael and Stacy are approved Continuing Education Instructors through the Real Estate Commissions of numerous states throughout the country.  They have developed several powerful courses to engage their students at all levels of interest and experience, including an introductory course and an advanced workshop on the topic of Short Sales.  They have taught over 600 live classes at Title Companies, Brokerages, Real Estate Schools, and REALTOR® Boards and Associations throughout the nation.  Michael and Stacy have had the honor of speaking at the annual conventions of numerous state REALTOR® Associations, as well as the 2008 and 2009 National Association of REALTORS® Conventions and Legislative Sessions. 

Michael and Stacy have co-authored Short Sale Solutions: An Instruction Guide for Real Estate Professionals, which has quickly become a leading reference guide for Real Estate Agents in effectively facilitating their Short Sales.  They have also developed the CDRS Certification Program, as well as a number of other tools and resources to assist and guide Agents in successfully navigating and closing their Short Sales.  In addition to providing the kind of "nuts-and-bolts" training that equips an Agent to be successful in Short Sales, Michael and Stacy are passionately committed to providing ongoing support and guidance to Agents in their transactions.  To respond to this need, they have developed an Online Q&A Forum, a One-on-One Consulting Program, as well as a 12-Month Short Sale Coaching Program, in which they consult and mentor Agents through their transactions and help them build a successful niche in Short Sales. 

With the foreclosure rate reaching an all-time high throughout the country, Michael and Stacy, and the America's Home Rescue Training Team, are deeply committed to equipping real estate professionals across America with all the education, tools, resources and support to successfully navigate the challenges of the current market and beyond and reduce the rate of foreclosure... one homeowner at a time.