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To find out if mortgage is with Fannie or Freddie:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Freddie Mac:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freddiemac.com\/corporate\/\">https:\/\/www.freddiemac.com\/corporate\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fannie Mae:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knowyouroptions.com\/loanlookup\">https:\/\/www.knowyouroptions.com\/loanlookup<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Have Seller contact their lender and find out the lender\u2019s current requirements for short sale acceptance (varies from lender to lender; investor to investor).\u00a0 Lender should promptly send out a short sale package.<\/li>\n<li>Verify how many loans (mortage, HELOC, etc) are secured by the property.<\/li>\n<li>List property in MLS.<\/li>\n<li>Verify if property is or is not in an HOA \u2013 Start working with the HOA as soon as possible if there are outstanding liens and\/or any possible liens on property.<\/li>\n<li>Order\/Request closer to order preliminary title report and tax report.<\/li>\n<li>When submitting offers to the lender, be sure buyers are aware the response time will be longer than with a conventional sale.<\/li>\n<li>Set appropriate expectations with buyers and sellers so that they understand the additional time a short sale can take.<\/li>\n<li>Be sure to submit complete packages to the lender.\u00a0\u00a0 Incomplete packages will delay the approval process.<\/li>\n<li>These situations may cause closing delays, or even cancellation by the lender:\n<ol>\n<li>Change in buyer or agent during the process<\/li>\n<li>Seller files bankruptcy<\/li>\n<li>Inspection or Appraisal issues<\/li>\n<li>Request for changes after the approval letter is issued<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The one year extension of the Mortgage Debt Relief Act of 2007, which ensures that homeowners will not be taxed on debt forgiveness, coupled with the $20 billion National Mortgage Servicing Settlement , which encourages the servicers to approve short sales, look at 2013 to be the Year of the Short Sale.\u00a0 To avoid delays&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.4 - 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