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, Over $1,000,000

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Under Contract
4141 Coquina Drive, Jacksonville

$1,775,000

4141 Coquina Drive, Jacksonville

5 Beds 4 Baths 3,871 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2158008
Pending
3635 Paradise Way, Jacksonville Beach

$1,895,000

3635 Paradise Way, Jacksonville Beach

3 Beds 4 Baths 2,790 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2157764
Pending
2313 Beachcomber Trail, Atlantic Beach

$2,699,000

2313 Beachcomber Trail, Atlantic Beach

5 Beds 4 Baths 3,715 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2157740
Open House
8833 Sanchez Road, Jacksonville

$1,395,000

↓ $100,000

8833 Sanchez Road, Jacksonville

4 Beds 3 Baths 3,049 SqFt Residential
Sat, Sep 12th, 2026 @ 1pm - 3pm
MLS® # 2157671
1869 S 2nd Street, Jacksonville Beach

$1,449,900

↓ $50,000

1869 S 2nd Street, Jacksonville Beach

4 Beds 4 Baths 3,313 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2157410
Open House
4449 Seabreeze Drive Drive, Jacksonville

$1,950,000

↓ $49,000

4449 Seabreeze Drive Drive, Jacksonville

4 Beds 3 Baths 2,626 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2157230
Under Contract
1045 Cedar Bay Road, Jacksonville

$1,050,000

1045 Cedar Bay Road, Jacksonville

4 Beds 4 Baths 4,259 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2157205
5392 Heckscher Drive, Jacksonville

$1,299,999

↓ $50,001

5392 Heckscher Drive, Jacksonville

4 Beds 3 Baths 2,428 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2157092
2200 Acadie Drive, Jacksonville

$3,500,000

2200 Acadie Drive, Jacksonville

4 Beds 5 Baths 4,844 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2156754
Under Contract
225 39th Avenue S, Jacksonville Beach

$1,250,000

225 39th Avenue S, Jacksonville Beach

4 Beds 3 Baths 2,809 SqFt Residential MLS® # 2156704
Open House
5071 Clapboard Creek Drive, Jacksonville

$1,494,000

↓ $5,000

5071 Clapboard Creek Drive, Jacksonville

4 Beds 4 Baths 3,884 SqFt Residential
Sun, Sep 13th, 2026 @ 12pm - 2pm
MLS® # 2156699
Open House
3008 Forest Circle, Jacksonville

$1,200,000

↓ $50,000

3008 Forest Circle, Jacksonville

4 Beds 3 Baths 3,688 SqFt Residential
Sun, Sep 13th, 2026 @ 11:30am - 2pm
MLS® # 2156684

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