If they are at all reasonable, they will at least negotiate the deal.

Once you get them how are you able to negotiate with the seller no even seeing the property.

The Lenders accepted LESS than what was owed to them as satisfaction of the debt.Someone must have negotiated that short sale on behalf of Greece.

So one can proactively go to the tax assessors' office in your city and do research to determine whether there is a lien or other negative report that would start a negotiation process this is public information -- superficial at first but then once trust is built  with a series of phone calls or visits -- request a "certified document on the first year status of the property in question and in relation to a tenant's payment history.

THAT KIND OF LISTENING AND CARING BUILDS TRUST.I was also honest with her regarding my intentions as well as the fact that I was new to this and wasn't real experienced at negotiating.

They are actually getting quicker at issuing approvals in my experience.If you are attempting your first short sale, I suggest you find a SS negotiator who is familiar with the process rather than attempt to do it all yourself.I don't like to do SS anymore these days because of the length of time involved, but that's just my preference.

Then I advise the short sale negotiator or buyer that anything they see with my initials is mine.On my spreadsheet, I indicate all the pertinent info (address, property, etc.) and the date that it was sent to the buyer or short sale people.IMHO it's the bird-dog's responsibility to track the deals that they send out.

We took it, and had some drama during the negotiation phase.

I'm just about to get an approval on a SS and the negotiator came back and said the borrower qualifies for HAFA.

My properties were in Williamson County Texas which has a fairly high foreclosure rate considering how well Texas has been weathering the recession.My last deal:Duetsche Bank Jan 2011Original list 99kList 89kDOM 90+Bid 74, Bank countered 79, agreed on 77 but negotiated 10k off because slab sloped so 67k, 10k in fix up (didn't fix slab as minor) and rented for 1000 monthDeal 2 July 2010HUD list 160k, bid 139k the first day it went to investor bid and was the only bid. (8k Tax credit had expired) Bid accepted