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First bank accepted our offer!!!!!

Just got the call. Now we are just waiting for the second bank (the guy took out another loan, a small loan). Tentative close date is March 30th. I sure hope the second bank accepts!!

Anyone who has dealt with short sales before - generally after the first bank (much larger loan) accepts the offer, is it a long wait for the second bank? I feel like we're kind of lost here, haha. 

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Re: First bank accepted our offer!!!!!

  • Good luck.  I don't have personal experience, but we looked at one house that was a ss that had fallen through 5 times...apparently the second lender would not sign off on it.  Obviously, when we found that out, we kept on looking at other homes.  Our friends also had a ss that fell through because the second lender would not approve.  Our realtor said it is pretty common for the second lender to hold up the process because they often get "left out" of the money in the end.

    Hopefully you will be more successful than they were.

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  • I've heard that before, too. I think the loan amount he had was $40k on the second loan. He decided to convert the garage into a studio and paid for it with the loan.

    It's weird that the loan with the smallest amount would be the one holding things up. I really hope that doesn't happen :(

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  • Ours was an odd one in that we did not find out the sellers had a second mortgage until after the first bank accepted our offer. It took about 45 days for the 2nd bank to approve the first bank's offer but it was also unexpected and it was a large loan (over $100k).
  • There was an article on CNN this morning about how banks are encouraging short sales and doing what they can to speed the process along since it's better for them than dealing with a foreclosure. Hopefully this will be true for the second bank!
  • not to be a kill joy but the seconds are where we had the most problems. our shortsale had two of them plus a tax lien, judgement, and then we had a huge fight with the utility companies because there were bills there too. There is a reason that 9 out of 10 shortsales dont close and its because the buyers get tired of waiting. almost everything can get worked out but can take time. Hang in there :) if the property is really worth it then in the end you will be happy. Ours took 2 years start to finish and we are thrilled to be closing this month! YAY
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  • When we put in an offer on a short sale last week, our realtor explained the way it would work for our deal. Basically, the short sale purchase would totally pay off the first mortgage, and it's the second mortgage that is the one forced to take the loss. That's why the second mortgage approval is most likely to be the holdup. On the flip side, if the first mortgage forcloses on the home, it gets everything and the second mortgage gets nothing. Thus, the second mortgage does have motivation to negotiate and settle on an amount, even if it means a loss.

  • it's not strange. 2nd bank gets paid 2nd from any proceeds from the sale. it's a short sale, so they may see very little to none of the $40k they loaned him, depending on how much he owed the first bank.
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