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Buying a Wellington Short Sale: Get your Checkbook Out!

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Real Estate Agent with Hansen Real Estate Group Inc.

Buying a Wellington Short Sale: Get your Checkbook Out!

 

Buying a Wellington Short Sale can be a very daunting and confusing process, especially if you are not working with an experienced Wellington Short Sale Agent who can guide you through the process.  This is the fifth in a series of post, which will serve to educate Wellington home buyers about the often misunderstood process called a short sale:

 

Buying a Wellington Short Sale: Get your Checkbook Out!

Buying a Wellington Short Sale: Get your Checkbook Out!

 

Once you write an offer on a Wellington short sale it will be submitted to the seller, who will either accept, counter or reject.  If you and the short sale seller come to terms be prepared to put down an initial escrow deposit, which is usually between $1,000 and $5,000.  This escrow deposit will be held by a brokerage, title company or attorney.  Depending how the contract is written the initial escrow may or may not be refundable.

 

Once the contract is fully exectued it will then be submitted to the short sale lender for approval.

 

If you are interested in purchasing a Wellington short sale and need an experienced short sale agent contact me today!

 

Part 1:  What is a Short Sale?
Part 2: Short Sale Negotiations
Part 3: Short Sales are NOT Short!
Part 4: Expect to Pay Market Value!



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About the Author:
Michelle Gibson is a full-time Realtor with the Hansen Real Estate Group Inc. She has been specializing in residential real estate throughout Palm Beach County Florida since 2001. Specific areas of expertise include; Wellington, Lake Worth, Royal Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, Loxahatchee, Greenacres, Lake Clarke Shores, Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, Delray Beach, and Jupiter.
 
Whether you're looking to buy, sell or rent Michelle will be able to walk you through your entire real estate transaction from start to finish.
 
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Jane Peters
Home Jane Realty - Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles real estate concierge services

Wow, that is different.  Here escrow is not opened and no money goes in until the lender has approved.  Your way definitely keeps buyers honest.

May 02, 2012 06:19 AM
Melissa Zavala
Broadpoint Properties - Escondido, CA
Broker, Escondido Real Estate, San Diego County

Some people think that they shouldn't put down a deposit until the short sale is approved. I believe that the best time to put down the deposit is when the offer is accepted by the seller.

May 02, 2012 11:41 PM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Michelle -- I think it is interesting that your first two comments(and mine now) come from California.  Actually, when it is a short sale purchase, there is a short sale addendum that needs to be included with the purchase agreement or in the counter offer if not originally submitted.  There is a choice that is made(and agreed by all principals) dealing with the initial deposit and the start of contingencies.   

May 03, 2012 12:33 AM
Michelle Gibson
Hansen Real Estate Group Inc. - Wellington, FL
REALTOR

Jane - Some short sale listing agents do that here as well.

Melissa - I agree

Michael - We also have a short sale addendum too.

May 11, 2012 12:55 AM