One of the most important things to remember when purchasing a home through the short sale process or, "buying a short sale," is that the seller is not allowed to make any money on the sale of their home. To be able to complete the short sale process they forfeit all of the money that they have paid in mortgage payments, and any upgrades that they may have purchased. Because of this, in most of the situations that I have encountered the seller is not willing to do any repairs