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There may be occasions where through work or for personal reasons the home that you intended to live in for many years you have to move out of and sell. Of course selling a home wasn’t so difficult but with the current economic climate things have become a little more difficult. It is because of this that short sales are becoming more common and people selling their Washington homes or homes elsewhere. So just what is a short sale?
Short sales are where the lender who provided the financing initially to purchase the property will allow the mortgage to be paid off although it doesn’t cover what is outstanding. Certainly many lenders will prefer to actually sell a property short rather than foreclose on it simply because it costs them far less. When a lender forecloses on the property they then take responsibility for it and have to arrange for it to be sold.
But there are certain rules which need to be followed when it comes selling your Washington home short. Below we take a look at what some of these are.
1. You need to clearly show the lender that you are experience financial hardship and so will have difficulty making the payments. As soon as you find yourself in this situation immediately contact the lenders customer services or collection department. As you communicate with although they may keep a record of everything that is said so should you.
To help show them that you are having financial problems provide details of all your assets. Therefore you need to provide them with copies of your pay checks, bank statements, tax returns and any stocks or bonds that you have. This way they can see everything you have with regards to your income and are more willing to assist you get things sorted.
2. Upon sale of your Washington home you then need to provide them with more documentation. When selling a home the real estate agent you use will carry out a comparative market analysis. This is one document that you need to supply to the lender plus the documentation we mentioned above. Also the lender will want a copy of the purchase agreement and a sheet which shows you much you get or lose when your Washington home is sold.
Be aware however that sometimes the lender may not be the only person who can agree to a short sale on your home. If you have mortgage insurance then the investor who has provided this may also be required to give their agreement to a short sale on your Washington home.
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