All About Pensacola Short Sales
In these difficult financial times and crazy inflated markets, more and more sellers are finding they need to sell their homes for less than they owe on their mortgages, known as a “short sale”. This can be a good deal for you as a buyer, as long as you’re aware of the extra time and work required to make it happen. Hopefully, this will help you understand more why this can be so time consuming and also, how much work we are doing behind the scenes, if you will.
Pensacola Short Sale – a sale of real property for an amount less than the unpaid balance of its first mortgage. The sale proceeds, after costs such as real estate commissions, escrow, and title, are passed along to the lender, who agrees to accept the proceeds as payment in full, despite the shortfall. Such a sale requires the consent of the lender and may create taxable gain for the seller to the extent of the debt forgiven by the lender. Pensacola Short Sales may also affect the credit of the seller.
The Mortgage Lender’s “Pensacola Short Sale” Factors
The seller’s mortgage lender will consider many factors in deciding whether to approve a short sale:
Whether the seller is deserving of a break, due to financial hardship caused by unforeseen circumstances such as layoffs, divorce or illness, or whether it would be cheaper to simply repossess the house.
The banks or lending institutions, Loss Mitigators, sometimes receive bonuses based on how many defaulted loans they can clear up. I document and prove my offer makes sense! This is where my experience and specific training come into play. There are many benefits and options, as a licensed real estate professional can offer over the other so called “loss mitigation specialists” and especially the unlicensed inexperienced investors
Call me if you feel a short sale would be in your best interest. 850-393-5134
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