esmith,
I’ll answer your question with 4 letters. BoNY. They dont seem to want to bother with short sales and have been pushing most things to foreclosure. I’d almost go as far as to say you are wasting your time in trying to sell/buy a home that involves BoNY in a short sale. Some lenders can get a short sale done in 3 weeks while while others can’t or won’t do one in 3 months.
sdr