So many people are reaching out to me and asking how the process of a short
sale works. Well I'm going to tell you all about the process of a short sale on
this week's video and we are starting right now! Hi everyone welcome back to my
channel I'm Cori Dunphy, a local realtor right here in Monmouth County New Jersey
with RE/MAX Central and Monmouth County Dream Homes and today we're going to talk
about the entire process dealing with a short sale
Unfortunately in life sometimes stuff just happens. We can't always plan out
every aspect of our life even though often we try to do our very best. For
example what if you go to refinance your house and you realize you owe more on
your house than the market value is today? This is when we can consider the
process known as a short sale. But don't panic there are things you can do and
there are things I can help you with. If you need to sell your home for example
and the bank is telling you it's worth $535,000
but you owe $575,000 on the
current home that you're living in. If you can come to the closing table and
write a personal check for the difference then you don't have to do a
short sale.
But, if writing a check out to make up the difference is not an option for you
let's talk about how we can navigate our way through the process. The first thing
you really want to do is hire a competent realtor that can help you and
guide you through this process. You don't want to take a chance on someone who has
never done this before. This is much too important, so it really is a good idea to
find somebody who is familiar with the process in and out and has an office
behind them that is also very familiar with the process. Also keep in mind you
really want to choose a realtor that is understanding of your situation and is
truly there to help. Then you'll sign a paper authorizing your agent to talk to
the mortgage company on your behalf. It's called an authorization to release
information. Your agent then will begin the process and the paperwork and will
probably now ask you to fill out the short sale application and you will need
to provide them with some of the following information. Usually you'll
need to provide a mortgage statement, two months of a bank statement , 30 days of
pay stubs and two years of tax returns. Now it's time to get your house on the
market. When you receive an offer from a buyer that's offering you fair market
value, don't let them make a lowball offer because they know you're in a
distressed situation, when you get an offer that you feel is fair market have
them write it up and then at that point you will submit your offer along with
all your documentation to the bank. Keep in mind this is something that your
real estate agent will do for you. Another thing that's really important
please prepare the buyer and sometimes also the seller that this is going to be
a very lengthy process. Short sales do not move quick. So let me ask you a crazy
question, why do you think they call it a short sale if it takes forever to go
through? The mortgage company will then hire an appraiser to come out and be
sure that the offer you received on your home is a fair market value for that
particular property. Once they approve it you will be given something in writing.
Once approved the bank will issue a short
sale approval letter specifying the amount that the house is going to sell
for. It will also say in the letter that you are no longer responsible for the
mortgage and that they are about to forgo the debt. Then once you are under
contract it moves along just like any other typical sale . The buyer will set up
to do inspections and they will also have an appraisal done. Fnally when
you're ready to close, all the proceeds from your sale are then turned over to
the mortgage company. They try to satisfy as much of the loan as possible and then
they write off the rest. Often they can lose as much as twenty thirty forty or
fifty thousand dollars. Again the phone, it never fails. Bet you it's my mom let's
listen, yep, just like I said. Unfortunately as the seller you cannot
profit and you will not make one dime from the sale of this home. Keep in
mind you will not be paying any more money for this home. You don't pay the
real estate agent you don't pay the closing costs you basically are walking
away and taking a loss just like the bank. How long is it now until you can
purchase another home? I understand that at this very moment you may feel like you
never want to buy another home again, but eventually time is gonna pass and you
are gonna want to purchase a home. They say for most people you need three years
from the time your short sale was completed until you're eligible to apply
for a mortgage again. So just relax take it easy for a few years try to save as
much money as you can, pay all your bills on time and hopefully when the time is
right for you to purchase another home you'll be in a much better financial
position and this will never happen again. So there you have it all the
information about the short sale process. If you're in this position , although I
hope you're not, don't worry I'm here to help and we've helped many other people
in the same situation. I'm Cori Dunphy with RE/MAX Central and Monmouth County
Dream homes right here in Monmouth County New Jersey. Thank you so much for
watching and i'll catch you on the next one.
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