Buying a Wellington Short Sale: Get your Checkbook Out!

Buying a Wellington Short Sale: Get your Checkbook Out!

 

Buying a Wellington Short Sale can be a very daunting and confusing process, especially if you are not working with an experienced Wellington Short Sale Agent who can guide you through the process.  This is the fifth in a series of post, which will serve to educate Wellington home buyers about the often misunderstood process called a short sale:

 

Buying a Wellington Short Sale: Get your Checkbook Out!

Buying a Wellington Short Sale: Get your Checkbook Out!

 

Once you write an offer on a Wellington short sale it will be submitted to the seller, who will either accept, counter or reject.  If you and the short sale seller come to terms be prepared to put down an initial escrow deposit, which is usually between $1,000 and $5,000.  This escrow deposit will be held by a brokerage, title company or attorney.  Depending how the contract is written the initial escrow may or may not be refundable.

 

Once the contract is fully exectued it will then be submitted to the short sale lender for approval.

 

If you are interested in purchasing a Wellington short sale and need an experienced short sale agent contact me today!

 

Part 1:  What is a Short Sale?
Part 2: Short Sale Negotiations
Part 3: Short Sales are NOT Short!
Part 4: Expect to Pay Market Value!



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Michelle Gibson REALTOR®
HANSEN REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.
561.333.0446


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Does the seller of a Wellington Short Sale have to sign the offer?

Does the seller of a Wellington Short Sale have to sign the offer?

There are a few misconceptions when it comes to short sales and whether or not a Wellington short sale seller or their bank has to sign a buyer’s offer.

First, a short sale is an agreement between the short sale seller and the buyer, NOT the short sale seller’s bank(s). Even though the seller needs short sale approval from their bank they are not a party to the contract, the short sale seller is still the owner of record on the deed, not their bank.

Wellington Short Sale QuestionsSecond, in order for an offer to be enforceable both the short sale seller and buyer needs to sign the offer, if they come to terms. If the short sale listing agent tells you otherwise you might want to reconsider pursuing that particular short sale.

So the answer is YES the seller of a Wellington FL short sale has to sign an offer, if all parties agree to the terms.

If you are a interested in buying or selling your home as a short sale make sure to hire an experienced Wellington short sale agent.

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Michelle Gibson REALTOR®
HANSEN REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.
561.333.0446


©2011 All Rights Reserved

Short Sales are NOT Guaranteed

Short Sales are NOT Guaranteed

A few weeks ago my buyer clients where under contract on a short sale that fell through after four months of waiting and not because the short sale didn't get approved, but because the seller would not agree to the banks short sale approval terms.  The seller decided to let the bank foreclose on the property.

Wellington Florida Short SalesUnfortunately so many buyer's are under the impression that short sales are guaranteed and the only downside is the long wait, but that is not true.

It is extremely important for buyer's to understand that short sales are NOT guaranteed.  

My buyer clients were willing to wait however long it took for a response, but they were also aware of the possible outcomes, good or bad.

Sometimes short sales can lead to a dead end and it's very important for buyer's to understand the risk involved when pursuing a short sale.

Just remember short sales are NOT guaranteed!

Michelle Gibson REALTOR®
HANSEN REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.
561.333.0446


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