Purchasing Short Sales
In today’s market, those investors who may successfully buy short sale homes stand to make a lot of capital. Investors familiar with short sales know the benefit of being able to buy a property at fire sale prices. If you are new to purchasing short sales of pre-foreclosures, please appreciate that while the process may seem complex, the return on investment be able to be fantastic.
With this in mind, how does one go about buying a short sale property? Initially, to define a short sale in real estate, it is just buying a property for less than is owed. For an investor the obvious benefit of this type of investment property is obvious. Please keep in mind however, that the upside for the bank is low so there are a number of requirements that need to be met in order to complete a short sale. Because of this fact, there may be many requirements and restrictions that the lender will require as part of the process
The nearly all apparent participant in the short sale process is the owner of the property who is willing to walk away from the property for less than is payable on the loan. There are a number of motivations for a property owner to be in this position, but before performing any due diligence in buying a short sale, you must be sure that the owner of your target property is motivated.
If you have a willing property owner, get to also know the loss mitigation department of the mortgaging bank. As a financial institution, a lender will only agree to let an investment or mortgage go if the cost of owning it is going to be greater than the payoff. For most institutions, they will only agree to a short sale if the property is at risk of foreclosure. Given this fact, if you plan to buy a short sale, you must demonstrate to the lender that letting the short sale proceed will be less costly than not proceeding.
Now that you appreciate the motivations of the two players, purchasing a short sale is only a matter of satisfying their two unique needs. To create a short sale package that you will use to plead your case to the bank, work with the owner to craft a letter and substantiation that shows an incapacity to continue to pay the mortgage. Locate any and all areas of disrepair on the property and take pictures of them, and get an appraiser to come out and give an appraisal based upon the lowest marketable value of the home.
Combine all of these documents together as well as any additional documents required by the loss mitigation officer of the bank to create your short sale package. Submit your purchase proposal along with the short sale package to the institution and gently push it through the approval process. It the request is approved, your purchase of the short sale goes through. If not, only modify your proposal and submit it again.
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January 26, 2011
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Posted by Thierrie Anderson
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