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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12332 Bristol Creek Drive, Jacksonville

$395,000

↓ $4,900

12332 Bristol Creek Drive, Jacksonville

3 Beds 2 Baths 2,344 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2143830
4010 Packard Drive, Jacksonville

$249,900

↓ $5,000

4010 Packard Drive, Jacksonville

4 Beds 2 Baths 1,399 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2143828
Open House
12139 Endeavor Drive, Jacksonville

$639,000

↓ $5,000

12139 Endeavor Drive, Jacksonville

2 Beds 2 Baths 1,980 SqFt Residential
Tue, Sep 15th, 2026 @ 11am - 5pm
MLS® # 2143803
Pending
14828 Trellis Street, Jacksonville

$359,900

↓ $10,000

14828 Trellis Street, Jacksonville

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,241 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2143784
1812 Ocean Drive S, Jacksonville Beach

$1,939,000

↓ $10,000

1812 Ocean Drive S, Jacksonville Beach

4 Beds 4 Baths 2,625 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2143771
Pending
7946 Quailwood Drive, Jacksonville

$1,275,000

↓ $20,000

7946 Quailwood Drive, Jacksonville

4 Beds 4 Baths 3,727 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2132067
Open House
12133 Endeavor Drive, Jacksonville

$669,000

↓ $15,000

12133 Endeavor Drive, Jacksonville

3 Beds 2 Baths 2,112 SqFt Residential
Tue, Sep 15th, 2026 @ 11am - 5pm
MLS® # 2143734
Under Contract
12606 Yellow Bluff Road, Jacksonville

$1,085,000

↓ $14,000

12606 Yellow Bluff Road, Jacksonville

2 Beds 2 Baths 1,180 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2092537
1512 Edgewood Avenue, Jacksonville

$825,000

↓ $24,000

1512 Edgewood Avenue, Jacksonville

4 Beds 2 Baths 2,311 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2139798
Under Contract
2944 Olga Place, Jacksonville

$450,000

↓ $19,000

2944 Olga Place, Jacksonville

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,364 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2143687
6300 Greenland Chase Boulevard, Jacksonville

$475,000

↓ $10,000

6300 Greenland Chase Boulevard, Jacksonville

4 Beds 3 Baths 2,440 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2142075
Open House
14637 Katie Cove Drive 0030, Jacksonville

$498,900

↓ $23,000

14637 Katie Cove Drive 0030, Jacksonville

4 Beds 3 Baths 2,380 SqFt Residential
Mon, Sep 14th, 2026 @ 11am - 3pm
MLS® # 2134790

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