Hello,

I am a buyer of a short sale in Chesapeake, VA.  On January 18th I gave a full price offer on the home, which has 2 liens, both with USAA but with GMAC as the servicer on the second.  The listing agent has direct numbers to contacts at the banks, and the contract has been assigned a negotiator.  The listing agent has horrible communication skills and it can take more than a week before he responds to my agent's questions, and he usually provides 3-word responses.  The last we heard, a BPO was done on February 2nd, and was said we would hear something in 2 weeks (this week).  Does anyone have any experience with a similar situation?  I'm not sure if the listing agent is calling the banks daily or not, as he rarely will respond to us.  I'm starting to think of looking for other homes in the area if it is thought that this could take a good deal longer.  I know it is a slow process but will this listing agent's lack of communication cause the situation to take even longer?  ANY advice is much appreciated.  Thanks!