Before we discuss how to do real estate short sales, we first should define what real estate short sales are. The concept of real estate short sales is hard to grasp in the beginning because it is hard to believe that banks will actually accept short sales and forgive debts owed by the homeowners.
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Short sales in real estate are strategies used by real estate investors to buy properties for cheap. Some people think of short sales in real estate terms as ways that real estate investors take advantage of homeowners in distress. However, there are two sides to real estate short sales.
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Foreclosure short sales refer to the processes where buyers negotiate with lenders for them to accept less than the amounts homeowners owe. Foreclosure short sales are sometimes just referred to as real estate short sales or mortgage short sales.
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Mortgage short sales are alternative ways of saying foreclosure short sales or just real estate short sales. However, usually the term mortgage short sales are used when the homeowners are not already in foreclosure. When the homeowner is already in foreclosure, the term foreclosure short sales are used more often to distinguish how far along in the foreclosure process the home is.
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California short sales are more common than real estate short sales in other states. This is because in California, there are many real estate investors looking for good deals and through short sales, investors can find cheap properties. California short sales are more common in some areas than others. Wherever property values are high, there are more investors looking for real estate short sale opportunities. In California, short sales are common in Orange County, Southern California, for example.
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