How You Can Buy A Home In Foreclosure

Posted on March 17, 2009
Filed Under PreForeclosure Listings |

Buying a home is a huge investment. One important factor in the decision is to determine if you are getting a good deal for your money. Buying a home that is in foreclosure is a great way to purchase a quality home that is worth more than you will pay for it. This home can be used for your personal living or as an investment. Many real estate investors purchase homes in foreclosure then fix them up to resell. They are able to make considerable profits depending on the market in the area for homes.

Buying a home in foreclosure might be a good investment for you. There are various rules and regulations you will need to follow. You can get a listing of homes in foreclosure via the internet. You can get local listings in your newspaper. They are legally required to publish the information about homes in foreclosure as well as the date, time, and location where they will be auctioned for sale.

One of the biggest issues with purchasing home foreclosures is the lending. You will need to have a percentage of the purchase price available at the time you make the purchase. If you can’t secure financing you will loose that down payment. The best way to avoid this type of financial lose is to have financing in place ahead of time. Many people have a line of credit established with a lender so that they know the maximum amount they can borrow for any purchase.

You will want to inspect the home prior to buying it. Some homes are in foreclosure because the buyer simply couldn’t maintain the payments for one reason or another. Other homes are in foreclosure because they have serious issues that led the buyer to decide not to invest anymore money in the property. This could be due to structural damage, mold issues, lead paint, or many other factors.

Buying homes in foreclosure is quite simple if you take the time to look at what is available, having your financing in place, and thoroughly inspect the home before attempting to buy it. Some people say living in a home that you purchased under foreclosure will bring you bad luck. Others who have gotten a great deal on the home of their dreams would argue with that statement.

Gabriel Adams
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5 Responses to “How You Can Buy A Home In Foreclosure”

  1. Phil Conners on March 17th, 2009 6:50 am

    Home foreclosure?
    What is the process for home foreclosure?

  2. plays w/words on March 17th, 2009 11:52 am

    they take your house
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  3. bull_rooster_aardvark on March 17th, 2009 11:54 am

    Owner stops paying mortgage. Bank bugs them for a bit and builds up fees, then files with county to start foreclosure process. Process winds around the courts a bit and finally house is foreclosed on and sold on the courtroom steps. Assuming nobody buys it there (if they do the process continues but the buyer takes the banks place) the bank begins process to evict the owner if they are stil in the house. Eventually the sheriff comes by and evicts them (ie sheriff watches on as bank or company hired by bank moves onwers stuff to curb. New owner (or bank) changes locks and start calling police if old owner shows up on property. New owner may fix up property or not, but tries to sell property for whatever they can get (or possibly rents it out in an investor bought it).
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  4. Business Mom on March 17th, 2009 11:56 am

    here is a website that outlines the foreclosure laws and timelines for each state.
    simpley click on your state.

    http://www.foreclosures.com/pages/state_laws.asp

    good luck :)
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  5. ^j^ on March 17th, 2009 11:58 am

    looks like you got some good answers, so I'll just add some thoughts you might want to keep in mind. Yes, there's a basic foreclosure process involving the party(ies) in default and mortgage company as mentioned above. If the lenders' attempts to collect or negotiate payment of note from the party(ies) in default are to no avail, then the lender will proceed with forclosure of the home –this depends on state guidelines AND can vary vastly according to the type of financing/mortgage currently held on the property (VA, FHA, etc…) The lender (or it's legal representative) must abide by state guidelines which will include a set number of publications of the notice of forclosure to run in the local newspaper (usually once a week for 3 - 4 weeks), including the property description, mortgage co., borrower in default, and date and time of home auction. If the property is not transferred or otherwise sold at public auction, then the mortgage company and the department of Housing and Urban Development will sometimes contact a realtor for a BPO (broker's price opinion) to achieve an accurate market value for the subject property. In a situation where the default mortgage was VA, these homes are listed on the Dept. of Veterans Affairs website, and the same applies to other financing in working with HUD. Depending on all circumstances, there can actually be a "right of redemption" awarded to the borrower in default which can last up to a year… back taxes must be paid on the property… HUD has very strict regulations and guidelines that must be followed in all aspects of any transaction of transfer of forclosures… headache headache headache…there's alot more involved which will depend on each individual situation… bankruptcy issues arise at times, just a bunch of things that can change the standard proceedures up a bit… depending on if you are facing forclosure or looking to invest in these properties, there is a vast amount of information online which will be suitable to each state's proceedures and of course… all lenders have their own way of doing things…. hope I've helped a little more.
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    6yrs. Real Estate Agent
    Legal Secretary for HUD assigned closing attorney

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