http://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/how-does-short-selling-work-with-realestate/200460/ Zillow Advice | Zillow Real Estate http://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/how-does-short-selling-work-with-realestate/200460/ Short Sales are when a person is selling their house to just to pay off what they owe on the house. They seller will not make any profit on the transaction. All offers have to be acceptable to the sellers bank/mortgage company that owns the note on the house. An agent receives a commission on the sale just like a conventional transaction. If you need more details, please contact me. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:04:00 GMT http://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/how-does-short-selling-work-with-realestate/200460/ 2009-02-18T04:04:00Z