Welcome to an additional episode of Short Sale Shift. I’m joined by chief, master, team leader, achiever, Sarah Willman. Today we are going to chat about how sellers and buyers can get very anxious and inundated because the process of closing a short sale can take a long time. So, we would like to chat a little bit in relation to hanging in there.

A year ago, we were talking about the short sale taking approximately six months. Nonetheless, the previous two short sales that we have closed have been accepted in thirty days. In reality, from the spot where the bank had everything they desired from us, we got approval in approximately four or five days. Once the lender got everything, the transaction was complete.

That is surely not the occurrence every time. If you are tuning in to us today and you are a purchaser or home owner or broker representing a purchaser, please comprehend that you have to ask a few questions of the listing broker. How many folders have they successfully closed? How many folders do they have? What are their time lines? What are their associates at the lender? If they know there trade, they will be able to close your file, because they wouldn’t take your file if it didn’t have a great chance of closing.

If this is the situation, know that sticking with this progression will be worth it. We comprehend that it can be tough to go through the short sale route. You will be receiving a vastly excellent deal. Being a purchaser and hanging in there is demanding. You might see other homes come to market that you like a little bit, but hanging in there will pay off in the end.

The short sale route is a tricky, time demanding route. However, if you have completed your proper diligence, you will end up with the house that you wish for. If you have an agent that completes short sales, you will be thrilled with the end outcome.

Minnesota Short Sale Shift can answer your questions. We are Minnesota’s Foreclosure Avoidance and Short Sale Specialists.

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Since you may owe more than your house is currently worth, you’re looking at a big judgment against you. And, in many states, deficiency judgments are good for twenty years which means that the bank’s going to make your life miserable for a long time – taking money from your bank accounts, grabbing income tax refunds, and dipping into assets that you might accumulate.

What should you do? Either hire a lawyer, or file an answer yourself. (a ‘hardship letter’ isn’t the same as an ‘answer’!) In answering a complaint, many lawyers ‘admit that the borrower (you) own the property, but deny all other allegations of the complaint’. In their answer, lawyers also typically raise certain defenses, such as, since the original note has been lost, and the plaintiff (the company suing you) doesn’t have a complete copy of the original note, the plaintiff cannot maintain the foreclosure action.

For adjustable rate mortgages that have interest-only payment periods, and/or the option of making a variety of payments such as a minimum payment, interest only, or interest and principal, and/or have a prepayment penalty, many lawyers say in their answer that the loan violated state unfair and deceptive trade practices laws because the originating lender didn’t explain to the borrower that negative amortization and payment shock would result from the structure of the loan.

Those same lawyers will also file a written request for the court to refer the case to mediation. The advantage of mediation is that you get an opportunity to sit down with a representative from the lender who has the authority to settle the case without a foreclosure. Before going to mediation, you should know exactly which solutions are available to you. Do your homework. To find the best solution for you, make sure you research all of the options.