Save Money Investing In Real Estate Foreclosures And Make A Fortune

October 1st, 2007 by Autor

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Investing in real estate foreclosures is hot and happening. In fact foreclosures are being seen as the best option in real estate investing because it can help you save a lot of money. The only way to buy foreclosure homes is through public auctions but the reason why it is popular is because as an investor you will get these homes for a good discount.

There is a new breed of real estate investors who only buy bank foreclosures, repair them and sell them at higher rates to make a fortune. In fact if you look around you will find quite a few millionaires who made it big through real estate foreclosure investing. The reason is pretty simple. If a beautiful 120sqm home available for a market price of $200,000 goes into foreclosure then lenders will try to auction it in public to make up for their losses. A 15% discount on its market price means you will pay $30,000 less. As an investor, you can use $15,000 on repairs to make the home look as good as new.

You can then sell it at $250,000 in a rising real estate market. So your profit is $80,000 and if you invest in 5 foreclosure homes in a year then you will be rich by $400,000. That’s the kind of potential the foreclosure market has. The best place to look for any type of foreclosure property is the web. You can get the latest and detailed foreclosure listings with information on different types of property from fixer upper homes to HUD homes and handyman specials. A winning bid will get you the property, which is a fixed asset. You can either repair it and sell or rent it out. Either ways, you will make a handsome profit and save money buying it.