how does a home buyer go about finding the status on a short sale held by BOA? we just want a yes or no for our cash bid
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Marion, Harry is spot on, your cash offer really means nothing to the lender. $100,000 cash is the same as $100,000 check coming from the buyers lender, in regards to NET to the short sale.
As far as "bid", do you have an accepted offer? A bid implies that you are buying the home at auction and I have seen somes short sale auctions.
You will have to be patient while BofA analyzes the sellers situation and the value of the home.
Was your offer a solid offer that represents something close to market value or did you low ball?
Thank you both for the input. The offer was accepted by the owner, and has been in the hands of the bank for aprx 6 weeks.
No, I did not low ball, it is indeed a very reasonable offer, but does not cover the amount owed by the seller. Thanks for helping me understand that it is more about the seller in this case than me as the buyer.
Marion, the lisitng agent should be able to tell you where you are in the process. In 6 weeks, providing the listing agent has submitted everything, there should be a negotiator assigned and an appraisal ordered....
Your offer really hinges on 2 things, the sellers situation and the amount that the bank "thinks" your property is worth based on a market analysis
I disagree "somewhat" with Jeff and Harry. I've seen lenders take a cash offer that was lower over a financed offer because the buyer could close quicker and obviously didn't have a finance contingency.
I have a BOA deal right now that I'm working that they REJECTED an offer for $315,000 on a property that was financed and a month later accepted an offer of $300,000 that was cash and could close in three weeks. Who knows?
I do think cash offers are always more favorable than financed, but unfortunately they are usually always lower too.
Nestor. My experience with short sales is that they are taking 2-4 months depending on the lender, investor and mortgage insurance company. I have had a few that took 14 months but those are the exception.
If you deal is already in the hands of the investor and the MI company then you are pretty far along in the process. How much is owed on the property has no baring on anything. Knowing who the investor and MI company is will not make things go quicker. Hang in there. I truly hope this all works out for you.
Agreed. 60 to 90 days is pretty typical but they can take as much as 6 months. Anything past that is a nightmare. It all hinges on the investor and/or the MI company. The seller can send a qualified written request to the lender to find this info out.
If you are a buyer for a short sale, I think you should ALWAYS expect the worst so that you are not surprised by anything. Plan on it taking 6 months and you will be happy when it is done in 4 :)
Bryant Tutas said:
Nestor. My experience with short sales is that they are taking 2-4 months depending on the lender, investor and mortgage insurance company. I have had a few that took 14 months but those are the exception.
If you deal is already in the hands of the investor and the MI company then you are pretty far along in the process. How much is owed on the property has no baring on anything. Knowing who the investor and MI company is will not make things go quicker. Hang in there. I truly hope this all works out for you.
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