FAP Turbo

Make Over 90% Winning Trades Now!

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Find Foreclosures Via Listings Online

By Austin Butler

Now is the time to put your money in real estate. The recent economic climate has made some of the best opportunities for potential profits by investing in foreclosure listings than most of us have ever seen in our lifetime. There is currently an over supply of under-priced, empty and foreclosure listings in every city in the United States and they come in every price level and every condition.

Now while the real estate market may currently be in a downward trend, it is rather unlikely that it will remain in its downward trend indefinitely. Economies and markets do have trends and the current down cycle will eventually change. When it does the person who invests now and takes advantage of these foreclosure listings will be the person who is ready to take advantage of the increasing prices. Now is the time to invest in real estate and especially foreclosure listings because basically real estate is currently "on sale".

Right now there are a number of ways to take advantage of foreclosure listings and this decreasing market. You can buy a "short-sale", which is essentially when a homeowner sells his own home yet gets a lesser price than what he owes on the mortgage. When this happens the bank ends up taking less but does not have have the problems that go along with implementing the foreclosure and holding the property. Contact your local Realtor and check your local MLS for short-sale opportunities.

Another thing you can do to find great bargains in foreclosure listings is to check out foreclosure auctions. The foreclosure auction is most often held at the local courthouse of the county of the property. Just like any auction the property is sold to the highest bidder. Usually the price you can get these foreclosure listings at is very reasonable as there are not often many bidders. The homes are sold "as is" though so be wary that you may have to make some repairs before selling or renting the property.

If the bank gets the house at the auction then they will have to have the foreclosure listing on their books until the property is disposed of. Most banks will use a realtor to sell the home and the prices are usually way below market value just because the banks do not want to carry the property. Sometimes the bank will do a few repairs on foreclosure listings but not always so make sure and do the inspections on the foreclosure listing that you invest in.

Unlike the stock market when you invest in real estate no matter what happens to the economy you could still have the property and it will still have some value. Real estate will never lose all of its value and the value will eventually go back up. People will always need a place to live. Because of this, real estate and notably foreclosure listings can be a smart investment in these distressing economic times.

Whenever you invest in real estate and no matter how or whom you purchase it from you should always make sure and complete your own due diligence. You need to make sure that appropriate inspections are completed and that your funds are in order if you use bank financing or cash.

Foreclosure listings are offering up a great opportunity for the intelligent investor right now in almost every major city in the United States. Potential profits are high when the prices on foreclosure listings are at such low levels. Real estate is now "on sale". - 23159

About the Author:

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]

<< Home