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Would A Short Sale Be An Option? Can I Use The Private Mortgage Insurance? |
I have a house in a rural area of Pennsylvania. I work for the Army and will never be returning to the area where the house is located. I have had it on the market for about 9 months and recently got an offer. I owe $52,000 on the house, the offer was for $40,000. I will likely counter offer but it will still leave me a bit short. Best case scenario I am looking at losing about $8,000 with the commission,etc simply to be able to walk away from the table at closing. I am losing money on this house
| Answer: You must have your lender approve the short sale. If you tried to sell it for less than you owe, the title search will turn up the lender, who will be notified of the sale during escrow. They will then reject the amount of money necessary to clear the title and the deal will fall through. The only way you could do this is to come up with the $8000 (or whatever the outstanding payoff would be after all escrow fees, real estate agent commissions, etc.) and submit that into escrow prior to closing, as directed by the escrow instructions. With a short sale, you must have a hardship that prevents you from continuing to pay for the property. And, forced relocation may be a valid hardship. |
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