Buying a Home in Jacksonville?

Have you noticed how many are short sales?

Be careful! Not all Short Sales are created equally!

Top 5 reasons you should buy our Short Sale Listings:

  1. Sellers are screened: Who wouldn't want to bail out of an upside down house right?  Well, not everyone can.  In fact, it's very difficult to convince a bank to allow you to sell for less than is owed.  Sellers need to have a true hardship, and I meet with every seller before their home gets listed for sale.  If they don't have a true hardship, I don't list the home as a short sale.
  2. Sellers are screened by an attorney: Ditto the above.  Once they are screened by me, they meet with an attorney who digs a little deeper.  The attorney's don't want to waste their time on short sales that won't be approved, so they advise sellers to their ability to short sale successfully.  If the attorney advises limited success, we don't take the listing.
  3. Sellers represented by an attorney: Negotiating with a bank is part process and part skill.  There is a lot of back and forth paperwork and a lot of knowledge is needed once the negotiations actually begin.  Our sellers have the best attorneys in town representing them.
  4. Highest success rate: The success rate for a short sale nation wide is only 17%.  That's horrible!  Our success rate is 90%+!
  5. Knowledge base: Short sales are new to most REALTORS.  Brad Officer & Company have been completing short sales since 2007.  We have a better knowledge base than the typical agent, therefore we know how to get the deal to the closing table.

BONUS: Stick with it!  If you decide to purchase a short sale, it takes time.  Some approvals happen in less than 30 days, but the majority are within 60-90 days.  The buyers that stick with the house throughout the long approval process and make legitimate offers, get the home!  Stick with it, and it's yours.

Jacksonville Foreclosures and Short Sales For Sale

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Under Contract
6570 Gentle Oaks Drive S, Jacksonville

$238,000

↓ $12,000

6570 Gentle Oaks Drive S, Jacksonville

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,432 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2150506
Open House
8321 Helmsley Boulevard, Jacksonville

$315,000

↓ $4,550

8321 Helmsley Boulevard, Jacksonville

4 Beds 2 Baths 1,882 SqFt Residential
Tue, Sep 15th, 2026 @ 12pm - 4pm
MLS® # 2129295
3248 Shetland Road W, Jacksonville

$279,900

↓ $2,600

3248 Shetland Road W, Jacksonville

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,624 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2150500
Open House
8363 Helmsley Boulevard, Jacksonville

$305,000

↓ $18,550

8363 Helmsley Boulevard, Jacksonville

4 Beds 2 Baths 1,711 SqFt Residential
Tue, Sep 15th, 2026 @ 12pm - 4pm
MLS® # 2129214
Open House
8381 Helmsley Boulevard, Jacksonville

$305,000

↓ $16,550

8381 Helmsley Boulevard, Jacksonville

4 Beds 2 Baths 1,711 SqFt Residential
Tue, Sep 15th, 2026 @ 12pm - 4pm
MLS® # 2129231
Under Contract
H15976 Red Bass Drive, Jacksonville

$525,000

↓ $25,000

H15976 Red Bass Drive, Jacksonville

3 Beds 1 Bath 986 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2150484
105 N 11th Avenue, Jacksonville Beach

$2,550,000

↓ $125,000

105 N 11th Avenue, Jacksonville Beach

4 Beds 4 Baths 2,870 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2141945
10930 Steeding Horse Drive, Jacksonville

$330,000

↓ $15,000

10930 Steeding Horse Drive, Jacksonville

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,828 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2149211
16713 Oak Preserve Drive, Jacksonville

$599,900

↓ $10,100

16713 Oak Preserve Drive, Jacksonville

3 Beds 3 Baths 2,302 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2149294
Under Contract
2599 Bentshire Drive, Jacksonville

$434,800

↓ $4,700

2599 Bentshire Drive, Jacksonville

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,681 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2150473
5363 Kilcrease Road, Jacksonville

$499,000

↓ $16,000

5363 Kilcrease Road, Jacksonville

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,564 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2150469
271 E 48th Street, Jacksonville

$160,000

271 E 48th Street, Jacksonville

2 Beds 1 Bath 800 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2150466

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