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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Open House
8309 Helmsley Boulevard, Jacksonville

$305,000

↓ $17,500

8309 Helmsley Boulevard, Jacksonville

4 Beds 2 Baths 1,711 SqFt Residential
Mon, Sep 14th, 2026 @ 12pm - 4pm
MLS® # 2129419
Open House
8223 Helmsley Boulevard, Jacksonville

$295,000

↓ $5,000

8223 Helmsley Boulevard, Jacksonville

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,512 SqFt Residential
Mon, Sep 14th, 2026 @ 12pm - 4pm
MLS® # 2122638
Open House
8357 Helmsley Boulevard, Jacksonville

$295,000

↓ $10,700

8357 Helmsley Boulevard, Jacksonville

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,512 SqFt Residential
Mon, Sep 14th, 2026 @ 12pm - 4pm
MLS® # 2129127
Open House
8393 Helmsley Boulevard, Jacksonville

$295,000

↓ $8,700

8393 Helmsley Boulevard, Jacksonville

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,512 SqFt Residential
Mon, Sep 14th, 2026 @ 12pm - 4pm
MLS® # 2129467
8819 Falcon Trace Drive S, Jacksonville

$210,000

8819 Falcon Trace Drive S, Jacksonville

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,162 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2129538
Open House
13879 Ketch Cove Drive, Jacksonville

$1,950,000

↓ $150,000

13879 Ketch Cove Drive, Jacksonville

4 Beds 3 Baths 2,960 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2102048
2649 Wilkins Court, Jacksonville

$230,000

↓ $19,900

2649 Wilkins Court, Jacksonville

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,210 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2129461
Pending
7401 Steventon Way, Jacksonville

$314,999

7401 Steventon Way, Jacksonville

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,861 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2124794
978 Tammy Cove Lane, Jacksonville

$302,000

↓ $9,000

978 Tammy Cove Lane, Jacksonville

3 Beds 2 Baths 2,028 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2129341
8417 Barracuda Road, Jacksonville

$224,900

↓ $5,000

8417 Barracuda Road, Jacksonville

4 Beds 2 Baths 1,356 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2129028
Under Contract
2010 Shadow Lane, Neptune Beach

$1,099,000

↓ $26,000

2010 Shadow Lane, Neptune Beach

4 Beds 3 Baths 2,735 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2129082
Pending
13822 Harlowton Avenue, Jacksonville

$570,000

↓ $10,000

13822 Harlowton Avenue, Jacksonville

4 Beds 4 Baths 2,933 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2129180

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