Why Buy Foreclosed Homes?
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First, let me clarify that we are not recommending that you purchase a foreclosed home in your area. That kind of investment decision is entirely up to you. This website is intended for people who have already made that decision, and are now looking for tools and resources to learn how to buy a foreclosure home in their area.
But why bother in the first place? What’s the big attraction with these types of properties lately? If you’ve come here out of curiosity and a burning desire to answer these questions, here’s our take on the subject:
Basically, a foreclosure home represents a real estate investment opportunity, through which you may be able to get a great deal on a home (relative to the market value). As you’ve probably heard, we are currently seeing record numbers of home foreclosures in this country, largely as a result of the subprime mortgage fiasco that came to a head in 2007. So the fact that there are many more foreclosures on the market today is one reason you hear so much about buying a foreclosed home as an investment strategy.
You see, when a bank forecloses on a home, they want to sell it off as quickly as possible. Generally speaking, of course. Banks are in the business of lending money to people — they are not in the business of managing and marketing homes. So the bank will often sell of a foreclosure property at a real estate auction, in order to sell it quickly.
Thus, you can sometimes get a really good deal when buying a foreclosed home at an auction, or through a real estate short sale. In most cases, you can pay less than the home’s true market value. And in some cases, you can pay significantly less than market value.
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April 25, 2009 12:04 pm