How to wholesale a bank approval short sale?

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Real Estate Investor · Unadilla NY · Member since 2017 · 418 posts · 297 votes
2y

I don't think that you would be able to. The bank is going to make you sign their contract, not the other way around. Your contract has escape clauses and the ability to resell the contract to a third party. I don't think any bank in the world would allow that, or have that in their standard contracts. 

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  • Real Estate Investor · Unadilla NY · Member since 2017 · 418 posts · 297 votes
    2y

    I don't think that you would be able to. The bank is going to make you sign their contract, not the other way around. Your contract has escape clauses and the ability to resell the contract to a third party. I don't think any bank in the world would allow that, or have that in their standard contracts. 

  • Member since 2023 · 2 posts · 0 votes
    2y
    Quote from @Sebastian Vargas:

    Any recommendations about short sales that need bank approval and what to do next when the offer is accepted? Thanks 


     Thats interesting, I haven't gotten to this point but would you mind sending an update once you find out? 

  • Real Estate Professional · West Palm Beach, FL · Member since 2012 · 23k+ posts · 13k+ votes
    2y

    @Sebastian Vargas Unless you can show a Legit POF for an LLC you are buying in, you won't….aside from the fact that you won't likely get approval for a price you can wholesale.
    -you must provide a legit POF. 

    - the Approval is only good for the buyer on the contract, no assignments allowed. 

  • Investor · Tampa, FL · Member since 2011 · 2k+ posts · 3k+ votes
    2y

    We bought a lot of short sales around 2012-2015. In addition to the approval only being for the buyer name on the contract, most banks also put deed restrictions on property not allowing it to be resold for a period of time, generally 30 - 90 days. 

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