Short sale property is vacant

Freddie Mac indicates that in order to be eligible for short sale, the property cannot be vacant (without an applicable exception). The short sale package and offer is in the review cycle and I'm told the next step is underwriting.  I have not been asked by the lender if the property is occupied.

The property has been vacant for a couple of months.  I'd appreciate any thoughts or feedback on "applicable exceptions" or what your experience has been with successfully completing a short sale on a vacant property.  The property is not abandoned and is checked on daily by a neighbor and there is heat, water and electricity but it is vacant.

Thanks very much for your feedback.

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  • To recommend a Borrower for a short payoff, the Servicer must ensure that all of the following eligibility
    requirements are met:
    (a) Borrower requirements
    The Borrower must:
    1. Be experiencing or have experienced an eligible hardship
    2. Be delinquent in his or her payments, or in imminent danger of default
    3. Submit a complete Borrower Response Package (see Section 64.6 for a description of a Borrower
    Response Package)
    4. Be cooperative and allow access to the interior of the property for a Broker's Price Opinion ( BPO)
    5. Have had the property listed by a real estate broker at a price based on a market sales comparison
    using the as-is value with a 90-day marketing time frame
    6. Make the maximum possible contribution toward any deficiency from the sale in cash and/or a
    promissory note
    7. Not have entered into a program or arrangement where a third party takes title to the property and
    arranges a short payoff in exchange for a fee
    8. Waive reimbursement of any Escrow, buydown funds or prepaid items and assign any insurance
    proceeds to Freddie Mac, if applicable

  • Freddie Mac indicates that in order to be eligible for short sale. - Not true.


    http://www.freddiemac.com/learn/pdfs/service/shortpayoff.pdf

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