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Banks permit short sales for two major reasons – the seller has a hardship, and the seller owes more on the mortgage than the home is worth.After submitting a financial package, home sellers might wait a very long time to get a response from the bank. Financial package is usually consist of the following – letter of authorization (allows your agent to speak to the bank), HUD-1 or preliminary net sheet, completed financial statement, hardship letter, tax returns and W-2s in the last two years, recent payroll stubs, last 2 months of bank statements, and (CMA) comparative market analysis or list of recent comparable sales. And contrary to popular belief, the short sale process is not really short. Continue reading →