Special offer

I cant sell this house anymore !

By
Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Elite HRRA# 0225063945

I have been selling this house for a year now. We listed this home on 10-21-13 and with in a week had an offer. The short sale process started and was moving along fine. The 1st mortgage agreed to the terms and offered the 2nd mortgage 6k to settle. This is where is starts to fall apart. The 2nd mortgage is USAA. There is a 100K plus balance on the loan. There was a rejection of shortsale by USAA and we ended up loosing the 1st buyer. 

2nd buyer made offer we accepted and pushed USAA again in negotiations for a release. USAA counters back in the 80k range and would not budge. We loose the 2nd buyer.

3rd buyer made offer we accepted. This time I sought out social media avenues to connected with USAA via Facebook and Twitter. I received a message via Facebook to contact USAA at a specific address and plea the case again. USAA reviewed the file and still countered in the 50K range. YES we have gotten them down little by little but we still cannot sell this home for that amount and the buyer has no money to pay. We loose buyer 3.

Im on a 4th buyer and still pushing for a release. We have moved commissions and fees around so much that we can pay the 1st of completely, and give USAA more yet we still get rejected. 

Can a 2nd force a Foreclosure !!!! Im so close to a brick wall I'm banging my head. We have not had any inspetions yet , the HOA fees are piling up and I know of a leak at the house. I'm pretty certain we are going to be facing repair issues even if we get USAA to agree to a number we can handle.

Has anyone successfully gotten USAA to take a promissory note ? I think this is going to be our only way to get an approval and release.

 

Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

I don't have any insight into your USAA question, but wanted to just chime in and say this sounds like a very frustrating process.  Perhaps the first will agree to take less and that can be used to increase USAA's amount?

Aug 18, 2014 09:08 PM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Sometimes you just need to pull the plug and walk away

Aug 18, 2014 09:20 PM
Karen Mathers - REALTOR®
Keller Williams Vero Beach - Vero Beach, FL
When it Matters, Choose Mathers! 772-532-3221

The short sale process is very frustrating.  I am not sure if it would be at all possible, but if you can get a set negotiator with both the first and second you may have better luck getting terms met.  Is there a possibility of both companies giving you a "preapproval" for the short sale so that you know a buyer must be willing to pay $XXX to purchase?  The longer they draw out the less they will receive is HOA and repairs are piling up.  GOOD LUCK! 

Aug 18, 2014 11:27 PM
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Alison: Short sales are always much more work than the  monetary reward, but for me it was always the deep down feeling you have helped folks with a major financial turmoil. Hang in there!

Aug 19, 2014 12:39 AM
Steve Ewing - Keller Williams Realty
Keller Williams - Stockton, CA

Alison - Short sales are a necessary evil, maybe too strong a word, to keep the values of the surrounding properties  up.  Having a short sale property go back to the bank to become an REO does lots damage to comparables in the neighborhood.  Now you have a property selling for less and that brings down the values of the rest of the neighborhood.  Short sales are a pain, no way to get around that, however short sales are necessary to protect property values.

Aug 19, 2014 04:49 AM
Alison Creamer
Keller Williams Elite - Virginia Beach, VA
Realtor,MRP,ABR, CDPE,IMSD,HamptonRoads

Karen Mathers WE done it all !!!! Norman Padula totally agree 75% of what I do are shortsales. Steve Ewing - The Nines Team at Keller Williams Realty  Your right I have seen homes after a denied SS go for even less ! 

Aug 20, 2014 03:43 AM
Anonymous
Luanne Blossom

I'm in Michigan and (long story short) my husband and I have lost nearly everything. We are in our mid-60s and I am unable to work, on disability. Our home is under water. We would LIKE to walk away but are afraid that once the home goes thru short sale, the lenders (Wells Fargo) might come after us for the unpaid balance. Is there any guarantee that we can avoid this? We just want to go somewhere warm and rent..... We have both worked hard for almost 40 years and are broken down with no more energy to deal and cope with our health and economic issues. Any suggestions?

Sep 07, 2014 07:46 AM
#8
Alison Creamer
Keller Williams Elite - Virginia Beach, VA
Realtor,MRP,ABR, CDPE,IMSD,HamptonRoads

Luanne, There are options if you want to reach out to me in my private email I can offer you some tips. alison@bzibee.com 

Sep 07, 2014 10:40 PM