Foreclosure | Short Sales

Basics of a Short Sales & Foreclosures

A short sale occurs when the proceeds of a real estate sale are insufficient to cover the mortgage or balance owned on the property. In a short sale, the bank agrees to take less than what is owed to them due to an economic or financial hardship on the part of the borrower. This negotiation can take a long time to accomplish. In many cases it takes months to negotiate a short sale. Be prepared to spend a lot of time and energy in a short sale negotiation. If you need to move into a home quickly it might be best to exclude short sales from your list. Doing a short sale is not for the faint of heart, let us help you through the steps and figure out what’s best for you together.

You can’t just wake up one morning and decide you’re going to sell your home at a loss by asking for a short sale. It used to be that lenders wouldn’t even consider a short sale if your payments are current, but that has changed. However, realize that lenders will be more agreeable to negotiation if your payments are in arrears. Plus, if you have cash assets, the lender might try to tap those accounts.

The foreclosure process is typically a bank or other secured creditor selling or repossessing a property after the owner has failed to comply with an agreement between the lender and borrower called a mortgage. In short, they stopped paying on the promissory note and the bank takes back the property. When the foreclosure proceeding is complete, the lender can dispose of the property and keep the proceeds to pay off the mortgage and any legal costs.

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