I have said it before, but worth saying again, selling a short sale listing is like doing 5 deals. Yes, it takes that much extra work. That said, I am happy to have closed the sale today on this nice family home and helped my seller's move on from it. The buyer's got themselves a great deal, and even though it took awhile and there were bumps in the road, they should be thrilled. While there are some negatives to purchasing a short sale, such as not receiving any credits to fix anything found during inspections, and the fact that it takes several month's; in the end the positives won out on this one. The buyer's appraisal came in at $670,000 giving them $35K of equity from day one. Not bad for a couple month's worth of work and having to correct a few minor things. Congrats to them, and from my side of the deal, congrats to my client's for being able to move on from the property.