Real Estate Investing 101

Pre Foreclosures

Pre foreclosure is the stage wherein the delinquent homeowner has received notices of foreclosure but is not yet on the foreclosure process. As such, he has the option to sell his distressed property to avoid foreclosure.

You can get discounts by buying a pre foreclosure home from a distressed homeowner. Remember, a distressed homeowner who opted for a pre foreclosure sale is under time pressure to dispose of his property to avoid foreclosure and ruining his credit background.

Therefore, the homeowner would be willing to consider any reasonable price offer for his property. You also have the chance to inspect the property before closing the deal. Inspecting a foreclosed property before buying it is a must as some homeowners would intentionally withhold information on structural problems of the house for fear that it would turn away potential buyers.

Foreclosure Auction

Foreclosure auction is also one way to find cheap real estate investing deals. Government foreclosure auctions offer a wide range of foreclosure properties at low prices. Another advantage of buying at foreclosure auction is the potential profit that you can gain especially that there is not much competition for repossessed homes sold at auctions.

However, the risks associated with buying at foreclosure auctions are great, including over-bidding, the as-is condition which prohibits you from inspecting the property before the sale, paying the sale amount within the time limit or you end up losing your initial investment and evicting occupants of foreclosed homes.

Bank-owned Properties

A bank owned home is considered to be the safest in real estate investing. You can be sure that there is no hidden lien or back taxes associated with the foreclosed property. Also, you do not have to worry about evicting occupants because the banks will make sure that the properties are vacant before they are put on sale.

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