During the short sale process, the short sale lender will always want to try and decipher what “market value” is. They do this to determine whether they will net more money with a short sale or a foreclosure. They essentailly use this market value number as a basis for all of their calculations.
So, how do they determine what they think market value of the short sale is? They do this through something called a BPO. BPO stands for Broker Pricing Opinion. Essentially, the name says it all. A BPO is a pricing opinion or quasi-appraisal completed by a Realtor (sometimes referred to as a broker) for the lender in hopes of gaining additional information on a short sale property. That pricing opinion might include pictures of the home, pictures of the street, detailed description on the amenities, and various other items of importance. At the end of the day, they all include the “I think the property is worth ______” line.
What’s the issue with these BPOs? Well, frankly, there’s a lot. So much, in fact, I am not going to go into detail in this post. I will leave you with this food for thought though. As a lender using this BPO as a basis for calculation (those calculations influencing decisions that could make or break several to ten’s of thousands of dollars) you think they would act a little smarter about the whole thing. Think about it. A BPO is completed for less than $50 in compensation by a random real estate agent who filled out some application. There is no way to tell if said agent is part time or full time, lives nearby or knows the area, or even viewed the home.
And these BPOs are the basis for most of their yay or nay decisions.
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Jeff Buettner
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