I keep reading about how short sales are impossible to close as well. To me, there is still a heck of alot of variability in them. It “appears” to me that by far, Wells Fargo is the most motivated lender with regards to approval and processing them. It falls off quickly after that. I have a short sale that will close next week and approval for the short sale was obtained in a matter of about 3 weeks after the offer was submitted. Conversely I have a few other short sales where the buyers have been waiting for months with no response.