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26 Comments on Bank of America may offer you up to $30,000 to short sell your home!
Interesting.. I hope this will have postivie effect. You will have to keep us updated.
I was aware of the $2,500 incentive, but $30,000, now THAT's money. Anyone who does not take advantage of this is crazy!
Jessica, just today I had a B of A representative call me on a couple of my short sale potentials to make it more attractive for the seller to work the deal
Jessica: Great post to inform sellers about cash incentives that may be given if they qualify and meet the guidelines!
Read this days ago. During negotiations, the banks will cut that incentive if they have to. I have sellers that will be getting $25K and $3000 for moving expenses. It will be interesting if they get it all.
I wonder how the bank decides which sellers to give this money to. I've got a buyer waiting on a short sale that had already been approved with a prior buyer and we've been waiting 2 months just to hear something. I highly doubt the are going to suddenly through $30K at the seller when it's the bank that is holding everything up. Very strange!
Jessica, great post! I was aware that there was smaller compensation, but not that much. Thank you.
Anything that can streamline the approval process for short sales is good news these days. If the banks really do what they say they are willing to do, this could be a big improvement.
That's what is needed, Jessica - and let's hope this new strategy from BoA works.
I fully agree with Andrew #4. It seems there are now rewards to not being responsible and I imagine we will see more home owners default to get some of this pie. A strange world we are living in!
Hi Jessica,
This is good news!
Six years into the mortgage meltdown and the banks have finally figured out it is cheaper to short sale than to foreclose!!
Phil
I heard about it. My only concern is that it may just allow more people to be encouraged to do a short sale when there reall is no hardship-- just the value of their property has dropped. I guess it is better than someone just walking away however, and destroying the place.
Big money for the wrong reasons? While the person who is in foreclosure needs all the help they can get for the most part, making it lucrative has a hint of insanity to it...Also, the reason B of A will pay out these funds is because they have fraud, error, and misrepresentation issues that people who hire lawyers can pursue...If you are one of the people who they took shortcuts with, this money will settle the claim or your account in full when paid..if you are not a threat, small change or a quick boot will get rid of you..It is wise to remember this is a business.....There is no love or respecter of persons going on here
I can certainly empathize with comment #4. What we have to realize is that there could have been a total meltdown of the real estate industry instead of a partial one. The bailout money was supposed have been for this, so in a way we have all benefitted. Only history will tell us if this was a wise move.
Jessica, This is great information. I hope they really do follow through and don't complicate it so that nobody benefits.
Agree with #4 -- nothing more can be said -- nothing more. Have a good day.
As always Jessica, you are right on top of what's going on in the market! Thanks for spreading the word on this!
I am not a fan of it....
some SS sellers gets 2500, some 30,000. Hard to predict who gets what. My seller signed 2500, suddenly he got this 'news' about up to 30k.......whose fault that he didn't get more money?( chuckle), agent fault~ seller is not happy, of course: he lived there 'for free' for 2 years, now he wants to walk away with 'reward'.
I don't think, it is right. If bank gives away money, every SS seller should get the same amount, not just 'limited' number or Sellers.