Considering the disadvantages to the seller--why on Earth would a seller ever agree to sell you their home this way? There are three main reasons. The sellers that agree to work with you do not want to have a foreclosure on their credit record, they do not want their credit to suffer more that necessary and they have become tired of dealing with, and want to be rid of, the debt. Why would a bank agree to take less than the full amount owed? The bank or mortgage company may be more motivated than you think for a number of reasons. The value of property may have dropped since the loan was made. The buyer is behind on their payments and they want to avoid having another bad debt on books. There are federal penalties and restrictions for banks with bad debts on their books. And the bank may just want to avoid the hassle of having to foreclose, take over the property, get it fixed up and market it just to try to break even. And break even is all a bank is allowed to do. There are several ways to find short sale opportunities but the quickest and easiest is to sign up for one of the many short sale programs on the market. Just use any internet search engine and to locate one that meets your needs and budget. Many of these programs offer lead generation and scripts for what to say to prospects. They also provide advice on filling out the numerous forms required. If you are determined to reinvent the wheel, you can buy a list and send out letters to attract potential short sellers.

Or--you could just run a campaign of ads that could include advertising:

" In newspapers & tabloids " With flyers " Passing out cards " Using Birddogs

As you can see the short sale technique is not a quick and easy way to start on the road to real estate investing wealth but by devoting a good deal of study, hard work and time, it can become a profitable technique to use in your quest for investing success.

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