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Monday, May 10th, 2010

foreclosed homes
Anirban Bhattacharya asked:



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Foreclosure Overview & the Foreclosure Process

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

foreclosure
Sofia Rucci asked:


A foreclosure is a legal proceeding taken by a bank or mortgage lender against a homeowner who has defaulted on their mortgage loan.  There are several steps in the foreclosure process; pre-foreclosure, auction, and bank owned.  It is possible to buy homes during each of these foreclosure steps if you know where to find them and who to contact. 

Pre-foreclosure (NOD, LIS)

A pre-foreclosure is just what it sounds, the time period between when the bank decides to foreclose on a property and when the actual foreclosure takes place.  When the bank decides to foreclose on a home, it is required to notify the homeowner of their intent.  The notification that is sent is called a Notice of Default (NOD) or a LIS Pendens.  The NOD or LIS also has to be filed with the County Recorder’s Office.  The bank is not allowed to release this information to investors, however, but investors are more than welcome to search the records at the Recorder’s Office and find out who is in pre-foreclosure.  Investors will then contact the homeowner and try to strike a deal with them to purchase their property before it is actually foreclosed on.  These deals are typically attractive to a homeowner because they want to avoid having a foreclosure on their credit. 

Auction (NTS, NFS)

Once the foreclosure proceedings have begun, a Notice of Foreclosure Sale (NFS) and/or a Notice of Trustee’s Sale (NTS) will be filed.  These filings will announce a foreclosed home that will be sold at auction.  A property auction is an event in which the public can place bids on a home that has been foreclosed on, or otherwise removed from the former homeowners.  The winning bidder is then obligated to purchase the home and becomes the new owner.  Finding foreclosure homes online is a great way to buy a house for significantly less than its value. 

Bank Owned (REO)

A bank owned, or Real Estate Owned (REO) property is one that has already gone through the foreclosure process and is now wholly owned by the lender.  Lenders will then decide to either sell the property at auction or sell it outright, often for just the amount that is owed on the home.  There have been instances where a buyer can pick up an REO house for just a few thousand dollars.  The bank just wants the money that they lost in the last deal and be done with it.  They have no interest in keeping property; that is not their business.

Buying homes in foreclosure, or after foreclosure, can save you tons of money.  The average savings on a foreclosure home that is purchased is about 30% lower than the market value of the home.  Putting that into perspective, you can expect to buy a $200,000 foreclosure home for only $140,000.  That’s average, many people save much more than that on foreclosures.  You can search all kinds of foreclosure homes in your area online.  Maybe you will be able to pick up a nice foreclosure property for investment or to move into.

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Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

into foreclosure
Mark Walters asked:


The number of homes facing foreclosure continues to grow in many parts of the country. The consensus among ordinary citizens seems to be that a fortune can be made buying foreclosure homes. Is that true or false? The truth is – it’s some of both.

Three and a Half Ways To Buy Foreclosure Properties

Buying real estate foreclosures only produces profits for those who have the knowledge required to recognize and negotiate profitable deals. With foreclosures that’s not as easy as it might seem.

Preforeclosure

The preforeclosure period offers the greatest opportunity for the novice investor. Preforeclosure can be divided into two periods. The first is where a financially distressed home owner realizes he or she will soon be unable to stay current with their mortgage payments.

If you can reach the owner during this period you have a chance to buy the home in the normal way. That is, make your deal with the home owner, get a mortgage loan and go to the close.

Ah, but how do you reach that owner. You target a housing development that first began selling new homes about three years ago. You do that because many adjustable rate mortgages reset to a much high interest rate after three years. As that date approaches many home owners begin to realize they have a problem.

You blanket that development with flyers every 30 to 60 days advertising yourself as a home buyer . Once a week you spend a Saturday afternoon going door to door and asking “Are you the folks that are planning on selling your home? No? Let me leave my card in case you change your mind.”

The second part of the preforeclosure period is at some point after the homeowner has stopped making mortgage payments and the lender has filed a notice of foreclosure (sometime called a notice of default). Now the clock is running and you must move quickly to make your deal before the lender takes the home.

The owner could be as much as six months behind in mortgage payments. You’ll need cash to bring those payments current and stop the foreclosure.

The catch is that many of these homes were purchased as real estate values peaked. Now home values are falling and the home is worth less than the amount due on the mortgage loan. The owner is “up side down” and there is no equity and no profit for you.

If there is equity you have a chance to make a good buy. There is seldom enough time to apply for and qualify for a mortgage loan. You will either need cash or the ability to strike a deal using a lease-option or to buy “subject to” the existing financing. You will need a thorough understanding of those tactics to use them profitably.

Foreclosure Auction

Your next chance to buy is at the foreclosure auction sale. Auctions are cash-on-the-spot sales. Yes, you will need cash, but even more important is the ability to research the property being sold to determine if it would truly be a profitable buy.

Many foreclosure homes have been trashed and stripped. What will the cost of rehab be? How’s the neighborhood? Is it safe to go in unarmed? Are there zoning or building permit issues attached to the property. Foreclosure auctions are not a game for the inexperienced investor.

Now we have listed the first two opportunities to buy foreclosure homes:

1. During just before a foreclosure.

2. At the foreclosure auction.

Bank Owned Homes

Opportunity number three is homes owned by the bank. These are often called REOs for real estate owned.

If there are no successful bidders at the foreclosure auction the home becomes the property of the bank. When there are many foreclosures banks end up owning thousands of homes they do not want. If you have the cash they will listen to offers. If the bank is eager to get those homes off of their books they may consider financing your purchase if you have a decent credit history. Often they want cash.

You can put together a group of investor who pool their funds to bid at foreclosure auctions or buy REOs.

Redemption

I promised three and a half ways to buy foreclosure homes, so here’s the half. In some states the owner has redemption rights. That means during a certain number of months after they have lost their home at the foreclosure auction they can regain ownership.

To redeem they must pay all money that was owed on the mortgage, pay all the costs of the foreclosure and pay any interest that accrued during the redemption period. It is sometimes possible to buy the redemption rights from the displaced owner, cover all the costs and own the home.

What about the investor who bought the home at the auction? He or she has our most sincere sympathy.

That’s it, three and a half ways to buy foreclosure homes. There’s money to be made, but you will earn every nickel!



Monday, December 21st, 2009

foreclosure
Shane Barker asked:


Apart from divorce settlements that ended up in a huge spat between you and your spouse that the neighborhood witnessed, there could probably be nothing more embarrassing than being evicted from your own home. What not many people are aware of is that this embarrassing and frightful situation can become a near possibility especially with life changing events in one’s life such as the loss of a job, divorce settlements, and bereavement. These unforeseen circumstances could inevitably affect your mortgage payments which could lead to the foreclosure spiral. When you are deeply immersed in the foreclosure spiral, the possibility of eviction becomes very very real.

The foreclosure spiral

Most lenders have mortgage loan time frames. From the day the mortgage payments are due, you still get to have 16 days until you are reminded of your delinquency. Afterwards, expect your lender to be in frequent contact with you for delayed payment. Also, an extra fee for late payment is appended to your balance. After the 30th day mark and you still have not been able to pay your monthlies or any balance due, a foreclosure demand or breach letter will be sent. You will be given more or less 30 days to still pay your debt. Afterwards, a foreclosure case is filed unto the local court and legal proceedings will determine the consequence of the foreclosure.

How to deal with the foreclosure spiral

The best way to deal with the foreclosure spiral is to prioritize your debt and pay back as soon as possible. However, when this becomes impossible, the only other option is to avoid or stop it. In avoiding foreclosures, make sure to contact your lender right away. After all, unless you’re a scammer, your lender will provide any foreclosure assistance whenever appropriate. What you need to do is to disclose any information or reason/s why you were not able to meet the deadline. From hereon, the lender will provide foreclosure solutions which you may opt for. One way is to modify your mortgage status. However, if you are deeply entrenched in the foreclosure spiral, more often than not, the lender might just cut its losses rather than lose more in tax payments. Either that or they may recommend a mortgage short sale.

When mortgage payments become impossible for the borrower or when any mortgage status modifications become useless or have already been exhausted, a mortgage short sale can be arranged. You may be wondering what a short sale is. Lenders will sometimes allow this as a sort of last option for both sides to cut back on losses. During a so-called redemption period, the lender allows the borrower to either buy back the property or sell the property for a price that is less than the loan amount, within a limited period. The latter is involved with short sale foreclosures or real estate short sale. The period may last for a month or extend to 90 days. The short sale process is quite simple in essence but is often harder to execute. The borrower simply needs to find a buyer who is willing to buy in such a short span of time.

This is where Cashout Options comes in. CashOut Options is a company that is very experienced and is known to be good at stopping foreclosures. They are a company that buys almost any kind of property whether it be two-storey houses, apartments, bungalows, in whatever state of condition and in any location within the country. They have provided many people with foreclosure help by mediating in these sorts of instances. Because they immediately buy your property directly from you, they could help in mortgage short sales in order for you to get out of the foreclosure spiral and from being evicted from your own home. What is more is that, depending on the circumstance and agreement/s that may transpire between you and the company, they could answer for the remaining balance of your loan. Thus, when keeping ownership of your home does not become an issue, you not only escape the legalities and embarrassing consequences of a foreclosure but also maintain your credit as a borrower and possibly keep your home as tenants.



Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

into foreclosure
Thomas Bladecki asked:


There are hundreds and thousands of houses foreclosed on a regular basis in today’s markets. A pre-foreclosure happens when a person fails to make payments of mortgage loan to the banks or any other financial creditors. In this case the bank or the lender re-claims the house by foreclosing it and recovers the amount by selling it below the market value.

Pre-foreclosure lists contain the lists of thousands of foreclosed homes that are going up for auction. These pre-foreclosure lists can be an excellent opportunity for both the buyer and the potential homeowner. Buying a home prior to going to auction directly from the homeowner or bank can drop the price up to 50%. The buyer has enough time to research on the foreclosed property before investing; if you take the time to find a reliable list. Pre-foreclosure lists are considered as a reliable source of information for people investing in real estate.

Few ways to find pre-foreclosure listings:

1) A search of public records will help a person get the entire list of properties facing foreclosure. Public records like County Clerk or County Records Office does not cost a single penny. Some of them even allow individuals to search properties that have been already been foreclosed.

2) Various websites that offer pre-foreclosure lists and some even offer a great deal more information. Some of them charge a fee, either weekly or monthly to get the additional details on these foreclosed properties. Some are free to use, but the details may not be very reliable. Generally, these lists contain information on bank and government foreclosures. Through these search one can get detailed information like, complete address of the property, telephone numbers of the agent, loan amounts, lien holders and the price of the foreclosed property.

3) Pre-foreclosure listings are also available in local newspapers. Here sale notices published for public through a “Notice of Sale” advertisement.

4) Some lenders will also provide pre-foreclosure lists to the people interested in purchasing foreclosed houses.

Investing in pre-foreclosure properties has some disadvantages as well. All these above options help to gather information before buying a foreclosure house and make the deal profitable.

For an easy search on pre-foreclosure properties, these listings are normally divided in several smaller sections:

- Government foreclosure

- HUD foreclosure

- VA foreclosure

- Bank foreclosure

- Court auction

- Homeowners in bankruptcy

- Sale by owners (FSBO)

These divided sections help both the buyer and the homeowner. Through these divided sections a person can get the information on a specific type of foreclosed home. If you are in the market for HUD foreclosures, then you can view just these types of listings, saving you both time and money in the end.

To avoid the embarrassment, homeowners try to sell the home before the auction. This could be an advantage to the buyer because they sell these houses in below market rates. In pre-foreclosure lists, a person should be able to get a systematic guide to proceed in this real estate business. Following a pre-foreclosure list, one can make money quickly. Apart from searching pre-foreclosure lists, a lot of homework will be required. As long as the investor gets the knowledge from the pre-foreclosure lists, everything should go smooth and make profit.