If the buyer cannot afford to pay their mortgage they can ask the bank to take less money. A\\ -------- in real estate brings in less money than the remaining balance of the mortgage.\ Second mortgage\ Short sale\ Long sale\ Margin sale
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Step 1: A short sale is a sale of real estate in which the proceeds from the sale are less than the amount owed on the mortgage. Show more…
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