Buying a home after short sale/foreclosure?

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Not that we would even want to own another home right away, but it would be nice to know what our future holds. We are currently getting ready to file ch.7 bk in February and our home has an offer to short sale, but haven't heard from mortgage co yet if they'll accept it.

If it short sells how long do you have to wait to buy another home with a BK as well? If it forecloses how long do you have to wait? Again, this isn't something we want to do anytime soon, but our lawyer is very unattainable at times and I'm tired of waiting for an answer....

thanks!

[BassBoy]

General rule of thumb is:
2 years post Ch.7 discharge without a foreclosure
3 years post Ch.7 discharge with a foreclosure.

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thanks for your input, good to know. I thought it was like 5-7 years.