By "crazy" I mean contingencies. By now all Realtors here in Saint Petersburg should know how to make an offer on a short sale and they should share that information with their buyers before they even go out and look at property. Here is a list of NOT to do

Do not make the offer on a short sale that is

Contingent upon Sale of buyer's house.

Contingent upon seller paying maintenance fee for a year in advance.

Contingent upon, wife viewing the short sale property in a month from now.

Contingent upon seller paying $6000 towards buyers closing costs.

Contingent upon seller putting a new roof on the house.

And on goes the list.

The only two contingencies I have ever seen a bank accept is  Financing and home inspection.

Buyers have to understand the nature of a short sale. In short, seller has no money to do repairs or pay for anything else, bank does not want to deal with anything other than closing the short sale. My tip to buyers is, make your offer as simple, and clean as you can. Make an AS IS offer on a short sale and leave yourself a way out with the home inspection. A short sale is not your traditional sale process, it is very different. Ask your Short Sale and pre foreclosure Realtor here in Saint Petersburg Pinellas County, educate yourself before you make an offer and eventually loose the property.

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