PW my personal guess is that because most (not all but most) lenders will not even LOOK at a short sale package until an offer is made, perhaps the sellers are listing in that manner just to get the ball rolling. That way they get an offer, and can at least send in all the docs so that the lender will at least review the darn package… It seems crazy to me that lenders are reticent to look at the package until an offer is made.
Who knows? Hey let them be comp killers right? We need more of them…