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• Before You Buy a Foreclosure Property, Do Your Homework!
  
  There are two words that give pause to the most motivated real estate buyer or investor: property researc
  RealtyTrac Article Library - Monday, November 5, 2007
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• Before You Buy a Foreclosure Property, Do Your Homework!
  
  There are two words that give pause to the most motivated real estate buyer or investor: property researc
  RealtyTrac Article Library - Monday, November 5, 2007
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• Checklist for Buying a Bank-Owned REO Property - RealtyTrac
  
  CHECKLIST: For Buying a Bank-Owned REO Property Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Are you a real estate investor or homebuyer looking to purchase a bank-owned property? With the number of bank-owned foreclosures rising nationwide, there has never been a better time to purchase real estate owned by banks. REO Buying Checklist: Inspect the Property, Do a Title Search, Negotiate Payments and Rates, Evaluate
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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• How to Buy HUD Home Foreclosures - RealtyTrac
  
  How Can I Buy HUD Home Foreclosures? Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Search nearly 650,000 Foreclosure and Government properties. More than 1 million total properties including For Sale by Owner, HUD Home Foreclosures, Resale, and Home Auctions! Almost anyone can qualify... Almost anyone can qualify to buy a home owned by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (a HUD home) so long as they
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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• Buying Bank-Owned REOs at the Auction - RealtyTrac
  
  Buying Bank-Owned REOs at the Auction Search Properties | Free 7-Day Trial Thanks to a sharp rise in foreclosure filings nationwide, homebuyers and real estate investors are increasingly likely to encounter bank-owned properties that are for sale at real estate auctions. Do your research... The increased presence of lender-owned homes in the market — known in the banking industry as REOs, for "real estate owned" — is fallout from the recent real estate boom that marked the first half of this decade. At the Auction!
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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• As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
  
  Does this make it a good time to buy real estate? have access to credit have fat cash reserves aren't already over-exposed in real estate have a secure job or income stream expect to hold the property for at least two years" But be forewarned, prices are expected to fall further, and will take awhile to rebound, according to many economists. "I We'd like to hear from you when and if you plan to step in and start buying. Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3 percent from a year ago, according to the
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Buying Foreclosures at the Auction: Make a Killing or Get Killed
  
  “Buying foreclosed real estate at an auction is like having a license to steal,” says Larry Blachman , a Realtor who specializes in foreclosures and author of Buying Foreclosures at a Trustee’s Sale. But buying foreclosed homes at an auction is also probably the most dangerous way to purchase real estate — unless you know how the process works. “If If you But successfully buying foreclosed properties off the auction block isnt that easy. It requires knowledge, planning, preparation, patience and perseverance. Before taking the plunge, however, spend
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• The 7 Lost Secrets of Foreclosure Investing
  
  Rapid and sweeping changes in the real estate market are altering the way investors and agents buy and sell properties — especially foreclosures. Increasingly, real estate investors are relying on the Internet to locate, track and ultimately buy and sell real estate. Do you want to buy one house or 10? But real estate investing, like sailing a ship in the open sea, is a science of proved principles and methods. Indeed, navigating the uncharted waters of the foreclosure process can be a perilous journey.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• California Consumers Hit the Skids
  
  Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research at Chapman University in Orange, Calif., These concerns are genuinely justified in California, the state which has led the nation in total properties with foreclosure filings for 19 out of the last 20 months, according to RealtyTrac . This will strongly effect the state’s real estate sector, leaving a window of opportunity open for investors to come in and buy up local real estate at bargain prices compared to the overly inflated prices of Analysts at the A. are reporting consumer confidence among Californians at the lowest
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• The Legend of Foreclosure Vandalism Grows
  
  The article claims that "real estate agents estimate that about half of foreclosed properties to be sold by mortgage companies nationwide have substantial damage, according to a new survey by Campbell Communications, a marketing and research firm based in Washington, D.C." But even if it isnt true, the lesson taught by these types of urban legends is still very important for foreclosure buyers and investors: when you buy a foreclosure property without being able to conduct a full inspection first, make the assumption that the property is substantially vandalized and calculate rehab
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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