Hi, I put a bid on a short sale house. The agent told me it would takes 2 weeks to process but now it’s 8th week of waiting. My agent has been trying to contact the seller’s agent and we have not heard any response from the bank. Is there any other way we can do to make this process goes faster and how long does it take a bank to approve a bid on a short sale normally ? Orlando, FL

Sell and Rent Back

Ok so i have put my house up for sale and i was wondering on what i can do to help it sell faster. Our main problem is that our kitchen is older and not in the top condition, and our bathroom is older. I know its really going to hold us back from being able to make a sale so i was wondering if any one had any tips? Anything is helpful, Thanks!

Quick Property Sale

I am having a really hard time buying a house. After a few weeks of trying by myself to buy a home. I have come to realize that I REALLY need an agent. I have a month to buy a home and have come across the “short sale” which can take up to 3 months. I have been approved for 200k. I want a townhouse and it seems like all the homes I can afford are way out of town. At the same time I see hundreds of homes in short sale and foreclosures. Here are my questions hopefully you can help me out.

1) If I make an offer 5k-10k higher than asking price on short sale, will the accept faster or will it still take the same amount of time?
2) If I go with bank owned/REO should I have a realtor and also what is the wait time on the approval.
3) What is the best way in going about buying a home in foreclosure/bank owned/short sale?

Real Estate Professionals

Ever try to sell your home with on of those we buy houses fast companies? I have been transferred out of state and needed to sale my home quick. I contacted Property resource Corp. They are the biggest rip offs in town. First they try to buy your home for far less then what it is worth then they try to stick you with outrageous fees. There web site says they don’t charge fees but once you read the fine print you find they charge you all kinds of fees. Needless to say I didn’t go with this company. I was just wondering if anyone else had similar experiences?

Rent Back

I have lived in my house for 14 years i have had the same neighbors for that length of time, recently my neighbors moved, no for sale sign now warning just one day left. me other neighbors think they were doing illegal things there, and the police or some one threaten them, so they left. now, it an empty house. recently people have been breaking into the house. i come home for work the other day and found the screen door completely gone and the front door wide open. i called the police to come check it out, they never did. i believe someone is coming into that house ever so often to look for drugs etc.

my question is who do i contact to get this house boarded up, or get something done with it.

can i buy it? i rather not but i will if i have to i dont want my good neighborhood ruined by this house.

i would like the government to come and do something with it fast!

Real Estate Professionals

My ex partner has more money going out then coming in, i feel so sorry for him!! the house is up for sale but has had no interest in the house what so ever. he has loans and bils coming out of his ears, the only thing i can think of is to go bankrupt or selling the house to one of thoughs companys that buy your house fast, thats how bad its is.

Anyone have any good advice????

Quick House Sale

My husband and I live in a very small town in Illinois. There is a business for sale here in our town that actually consists of two buildings. One building is a empty business front with some apartments above. The other building was is an icecream parlor/fast food restaurant with all equipment. These two are being sold as a package deal and will not be seperated.

My husband is the only one who works in out family of 6. I go to school, take care of the kids and house and help out at their school. We are interested in purchasing these buildings, but with limited income comes limited funds. My husband has experience running a restaurant and in very busieness savy. We also own rental property in Kentucky so we have experience as land lords.

Our question is this…is there anyway for a lower income family to get a loan or grant to purchase these properties? I am almost certain that we will not be able to get a grant because it is not a non profit business venture. THANKS!

Real Estate Professionals

Ok- owe $126M, house should appraise for $135M-$140M. I am planning on getting a realtor & trying to sell the normal way. I live in St. Louis, MO., and I want to move to PA in the summer so my son can start school in Aug-Sept. If the house doesn’t sell by mid-July, isn’t there a way I can contact the mortgage company and get them to buy it for the amount I owe? I’m afraid a “buy houses quick” place will not offer me the price I need to pay off the mortgage. The house is in great shape, clutter-free, and I think it will sell fast, but who knows in this market? I’ve heard of a short-sale, but it sounds to me like that occurs when you are behind in your mortgage, and you offer the mortgage co less than what you owe, and it sounds like it could affect your credit. Sure- I’d love to make money on this house, but when it comes down to it, if it doesn’t sell, I’m willing to just get out without owing anything. Thanks in advance for your help!

Quick Property Sale

Our current house is assessed at $655K, and we own $140K on it. (Potential sale profit of $500K) How is the best way to get the maximum amount for an immediate down payment (the house we like will sell FAST!) without having already sold our current house? Or are we out of luck? Our existing house should sell quickly when it’s ready to go on the market, so we should be in a position repay a loan or HELOC within a few months. We also have retirement plans from which we could also consider borrowing.

Quick Property Sale

we have found a house that we REALLY like and we put an offer in conditionally and they said the didnt like how our offer was conditionaly so we are putting are house up for sale. how do i make my house sell fast?

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