A buyer purchases property for $45,000 in cash and assumes the seller's outstanding mortgage balance of $98,500. The lender executes a release for the seller. The buyer fails to make any mortgage payments, and the lender forecloses. At the foreclosure sale, the property is sold for $75,000. Based on these facts, unless state law provides anti-deficiency protection, who is liable, and for what amount? The seller is solely liable for $23,500. The buyer is solely liable for $23,500 The buyer and the seller are equally liable for $23,500.

A buyer purchases property for $45,000 in cash and assumes the seller's outstanding mortgage balance of $98,500. The lender executes a release for the seller. The buyer fails to make any mortgage payments, and the lender forecloses. At the foreclosure sale, the property is sold for $75,000. Based on these facts, unless state law provides anti-deficiency protection, who is liable, and for what amount? The seller is solely liable for $23,500. The buyer is solely liable for $23,500 The buyer and the seller are equally liable for $23,500.

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Chapter14: Property Transactions: Determination Of Gain Or Loss And Basis Considerations

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