Do I Have To Miss Payments To Do A Short Sale?

Maybe. Maybe not. Some lenders/investors will require that you are 30 days late to receive short sale approval and some won't. As a Florida Short Sale Broker who has handled lots of successful Florida Short Sales I still haven't figured out what triggers the "You must be late" requirement.

Just recently I've experienced:

• One seller was told they needed to be 30 days late. These Sellers have a legitimate hardship and are selling their primary residence due to major medical issues and job relocation. This is a Fannie Mae loan being serviced by Nationstar. We are currently asking for an exception. Illness and death are two hardships that enable the rules to be bent or broken when it comes to short sales. These two hardships normally take priority. So I'm optimistic that the 30 day late "rule" will be waived.

• Another Seller just received approval from SunTrust on 1st and 2nd mortgages. These sellers have missed no payments and they do not have a hardship. Plus they received full Waiver of Deficiency and did not have to participate in the loss!! This too is a Fannie Mae loan. Needless to say they are very happy.

• My third example is a very high income and high asset individual who is doing a short sale on an investment home. He has also has not missed any payments and just received approval last week form Wells Fargo. The seller is making a fairly large cash contribution but is receiving full Waiver of Deficiency.

When you look at these real life examples it shows that the one seller that should of been approved without missing payments is having difficulties. The other two, that are both Strategic Short Sales, didn't have to miss payments at all.

So......do you have to miss payments to do a short sale? I have no clue. And I don't think the lenders do either.

My suggestion? Make the payments if you can afford to do so. Don't drain your savings, use credit cards or harm your family to do so. Look towards the future. Does this help?

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