We placed a bid for house on a short sale but I want to know what the chances are that the bank will choose us to sell too. The house was listed at 350K and we bid 5K as that is what we can afford. Our credit is excellent, my husband and I have stable jobs, we are pre-approved and have 45K in the bank and are willing to put down 20%. This house has been listed since August. They did a drive by BPO (if anyone knows what this means, please let me know) and are waiting for the appraiser to come do the appraisal. What would be a sure way of securing this property? This is my dream home. I just couldn't afford to pay anymore. It looks like the median price is about 0K in this are. Any short sale experts that want to give me some insider tips?