How Does a Real Estate Short Sale Work?
A real estate short sale involves getting a mortgage note holder on a piece of real estate agreeing to take less than the loan value as payment for releasing any claim on a property. Theoretically, a short sale could take place anytime, but in reality, it only occurs when a bank is losing money on a loan. I once tried to do a short sale on a house that had 3 loans. The homeowner was in default on the first and second notes, but for some reason was paying the third lien holder on time every month. Even though the first lien holder was foreclosing, the bank holding the third position would not agree to a short sale. Somehow the banks internal rules procedures prevented them from acting on a short sale offer, even though they eventually lost 100% of their loan balance. Once you have found an owner in default, you will have to get authorization from the owner to negotiate with the bank. In order to negotiate a real estate short sale you will need to find a phone number of the loss mitigati
