The best (and lengthiest) explanations can be found in the article archives. Just do a search for short sales.
In a nut shell, a short sale is when the owner of the property is about to be foreclosed on. An investor comes in and tells the bank/lender, with the owners permission/blessing, that he will save them the trouble of foreclosing and buy the property...buy at a discount. Say the mortage owed is $100,000. The investor may only offer to pay $60,000. This is a short description of a short sale/
I am about to try this on a property and was wondering if there is anything you can do when you submit the offer to persuade them into takeing the discounted price
The best (and lengthiest) explanations can be found in the article archives. Just do a search for short sales.
In a nut shell, a short sale is when the owner of the property is about to be foreclosed on. An investor comes in and tells the bank/lender, with the owners permission/blessing, that he will save them the trouble of foreclosing and buy the property...buy at a discount. Say the mortage owed is $100,000. The investor may only offer to pay $60,000. This is a short description of a short sale/
I am about to try this on a property and was wondering if there is anything you can do when you submit the offer to persuade them into takeing the discounted price