WHAT IS A SHORT SALE? A “Short Sale” (Also referred to as: “Negotiated Settlement”, “Short Pay” or “Pre-Foreclosure”) occurs when a Lender agrees to accept less than the amount owed on the original note or total payoff, as an alternative to foreclosure. If the property is worth less than the amount owed on the loan, then even if the Lender forecloses and takes back the property, they know they are going to take a loss. We can often convince a Lender that they will “do better” if they take less than what is owed now, rather than taking the property back by foreclosure and trying to re-sell it.

 

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?    The Short Sale negotiation process can be rather lengthy. It may take several weeks to several months for an approval. It is important to be patient during this long process. If there are more than one loan on the property, then we have to deal with an approval from two lenders and this will complicate the process.