What You Need to Know Before You Buy a Short Sale
Posted by: real estate / Category: ForeclosuresIt is a dream come true when you buy your first home. Unfortunately in a struggling economy it is not always a dream that will last forever. Foreclosures are almost unavoidable to some home owners. When this happens you may be able to bargain with the bank for a great purchase price- a deal! However, your intentions do not happen in time. A short sale is when the lender will accept less than the amount that is owed totally. But in order to be considered for a short sale, you must qualify for a short sale. Some financial institutions will not consider a short sale.
If you are considering buying a short sale, first you need to locate a reliable realtor that you can depend on. Check the local listings in the phone book or do an online search to find the right realtor for you.
Locate the property you are interested in purchasing. This may take a while to find one but it will be worth the look. Once you have located the property you can call your realtor and let them know that your decision has been made. Then you and your realtor can begin the first step in finding your financing.
The next step requires that you make an offer but what should that be? You want to get a good deal on the house and the financial institution needs to get their money. Although the owners of the home could not meet their obligation, you can not expect them to practically give it away.
To come to a price to offer the financial institution you will need to check the appraisal value first. This has probably been done by the bank already. The bank may not want to give you the appraisal value so you will need to get your own appraisal value. You will want to make your offer based on the appraisal value. Normally this is done by offering a price as close to the appraisal value as you possibly can, within $1000.
Stick to your price. If your offer is not accepted and you go up $500 on the next bid and that bid is rejected, they may know that if they keep saying “no” you are eventually going to go up to the price that they wanted to begin with. That’s why it is so important to make the first offer count.
Everyone wants to get a good deal but on a mortgage you do not want to waste time offering and adjusting your price several times. Make the first offer count. For every offer you give you take the chance of losing the home.
Always try to go through a realtor every step of the way. They are experienced and know exactly what to do. A fair offer will be taken seriously and you can be in your new home within a month. But if you play around with your offer you will not be taken serious and you may not have a home.
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