Make Repo Homes Work for You

If a homeowner can't make his or her monthly mortgage payments, perhaps because of ailing health or temporary unemployment, he or she is usually in forced into the position of defaulting on the mortgage, and then the lender must foreclose on the home. After repossession of the home, the lender is the new owner. At that point, the properties are known as repo homes. These homes go by many other names, including property repossession, real estate owned properties (REO), bank owned properties, foreclosure homes, government homes, distressed properties, repossessed homes, commercial foreclosures, and more. But whatever name the properties have, they all have one thing in common: the new owners want to sell them as quickly as possible, often even if that means selling the repo homes at a price well below their full market value.

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Repo Homes as a Good Real Estate Investment

When you're ready to begin investing in real estate but you have a limited budget, buying repo homes is the solution you've been waiting for. They come in all shapes and sizes, including business properties, condos, multi-family homes, and single-family homes. The lender is anxious to get divest itself of the property before it begins costing too much money, so the homes are often sold far below their actual market values. Indeed, many property repossessions sell at a 10-30% less than what they could get in the traditional real estate market. But beware! You have to inspect any of these properties extremely carefully before you seriously consider buying them. Many of these properties were neglected by their owners prior to foreclosure, reflecting the previous owners' dire financial situation. Other properties were vacant for a long period of time prior to the sale. If you want to know whether you're going to get a good deal, it is critical to estimate the cost of the repairs that are needed and add them to the asking price of the home.

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Many foreclosed homes are owned by banks, but some are federal homes for sales. These government foreclosures were originally financed using loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). When these loans are defaulted, the lender initiates the foreclosure process and the lender is reimbursed for its losses by the FHA or other insuring government agency. The government agency then becomes the new owner of the property and rushes to sell it, most often at a real estate auction.

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