Unable to Pay Higher Mortgage Costs: Opt for a Short Sale

Sometimes it becomes difficult for homeowners to pay their taxes, mortgage or other additional costs. Such a situation can arise when the real worth of property is less when compared to the mortgage. In such a situation, the homeowner may put his property up for a short sale. This deal is known as pre-foreclosure sale or a short sale because in the end the property would be sold for amount of money than the due home mortgage.

These sales can assist the lender in avoiding costly and lengthy foreclosure process and can also help the borrower to reduce or eliminate the debt. This article deals with some tips that can help the homeowners to make a smart decision while considering sale of their property.

The complications involved in the short sale of a property must be realized in advance and it must also be kept in mind that this is a time consuming task. It can sometimes take weeks or months to get an approval for the same and in a large number of cases the buyer cancel their offers. Rules and norms regarding this type of sale of the properties may differ depending on the region in which the property is available therefore make a wise decision.

Short sale properties, in most of the cases, are listed by the agents and thus can be easily found in the listing website. However in certain cases, the sale not may be clearly referred to as a short sale and hence sellers have to look for it. An experienced realtor can help the seller in qualifying for the same easily.

In real estate market, money plays an important part. If you are able to purchase a property at a good price, you can increase your chances to secure a potential buyer for your property easily. However if you purchase the property for a high price, it can reduce your profit margin considerably. The seller should be is such a position that he can easily buy the property and put it in good condition before selling it again at a profitable margin.

In order to convert your investment into a profitable deal, it is essential that all the costs summed together must be lowered than the ARV (after repair value). The potential profit can be determined by subtracting the repair costs, renovation price and the purchase price from ARV. With the changing market conditions, it become more likely that you get your ARV in the rising market and the opposite can be true in the falling market condition.

A short sale home provides excellent opportunity to investors and home buyers to buy the property at less amount of money. In large number of cases the short sale homes are present in good conditions. While the property can have higher purchase price than the foreclosure, the cost of repair and renovation work may be much lower. In such a case, a well informed and experienced real estate agent can help the buyer to determine a fair price for the property along with negotiating with the bank authorities.

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