Working With Your Lender On a Short Sale

Lane County Real Estate Podcast with Tyler Head

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Hello, and thanks for joining us for part 3 of my short sales series. Today we answer the question, "Will a lender allow me to do a short sale?" This is something many homeowners wonder about, so we're happy to answer it here.

About 99% of the time, your lender will allow you to have a short sale. There are a lot of reasons a lender might allow you to go ahead with your short sale - such as loss of job or income, divorce, and other significant reasons. However, most lenders aren't too terribly concerned about what the reason is - in other words, they are not too particular about what the exact reason is for your short sale.

The bottom line is this: if you're likely to become delinquent on your mortgage payment, lenders are usually lenient about you having a short sale. This is because they have two options: they can either foreclose on the property or cooperate with you by allowing a short sale. At the end of the day, lenders save a lot of money by allowing you to have a short sale, instead of foreclosing. In other words, it benefits them as much as it benefits you.

Thanks for joining me today, I enjoy keeping you informed about our market! If you have any questions, or if you need real estate assistance of any kind, don't hesitate to reach out to me. I would love to hear from you!