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Disadvantages of buying a short sale:

  1. The price you see advertised is never approved by the seller's lender...meaning that you may never be able to buy the house at the advertised price
  2. It takes 30-45 business days to get an approval from the seller's lender...if one ever comes
  3. In most cases, multiple offers from different buyers are submitted for approval, meaning you are in a bidding situation
  4. At least 75% of short sale listings never get approved & end up at the foreclosure auction & then usually go back to the bank
  5. They require a level of patience that most people do not have.

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