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Hi Guys hope everyone is enjoying the holiday and my posts, to day i want to talk about Foreclosures a topic that most investors are always curious of how this works and how to purchase a property that is facing foreclosure so first the definition of Foreclosure is a legal process in which a lender attempts to recover the balance of a loan from a borrower who has stopped making payments to the lender by forcing the sale of the asset used as the collateral for the loan.

The foreclosure process itself will vary from one state to the next, depending on whether it is a title or lien state, which determines whether a judicial or non-judicial form of foreclosure is involved. Judicial foreclosures pertain to mortgages, rather than deeds of trusts, and take significantly longer to complete.

Non-judicial foreclosures pertain to deeds of trust where a third party, called a trustee, handles the entire process in a matter of two to four months after a borrower has defaulted and stopped making payments. Once the property passes through either the judicial or non-judicial phase, it is then ready to be sold at auction to the highest bidder.

There are three ways to acquire distressed property, based on where the property lies in the foreclosure process. The three stages are as follows: pre-foreclosure, foreclosure, and post-foreclosure.

In the pre-foreclosure stage, investors will likely be able to do the most good for the distressed homeowner and for themselves. Pre-foreclosure is where further damage to the homeowner's credit rating can be forestalled and the home may be transferred at a mutually-agreed-upon price before it is necessary to get the lender involved. The best potential leads to locate a property at this stage may come from attorneys, real estate agents, county records or to buy lists of such properties. The sale of a property in this stage is called a "Short Sale".

A short sale is a sale of real estate in which the net proceeds from selling the property will fall short of the balance of mortgage on the property. In this case, if all lien holders agree to accept less than the amount owed on the debt, a sale of the property can be accomplished and the rest of the debt on the mortgage will be forgiven.

In the next phase, when a property is at the foreclosure stage, the best way to identify a potential property is through the County Clerk's office, or online discover pending foreclosure sales and their dates.

Buying a property at Auction can be rewarding however does not come risk free buyers are not allowed to inspect the house before making an offer. On top of that, you may need to evict the tenant or owner from the premises after you receive the title, and eviction processes can be costly. Another drawback could be liens recorded against the property that will become your problem after title transfer. Some investors who buy at trustee sales pay for a title search in advance to avoid this problem. The people who show up to bid on the courthouse steps are professionals, and they buy foreclosures at auction as a business. They hope to buy the foreclosure at a low price to make a nice profit when they later flip the home. You do not need to hire a real estate agent to buy a foreclosure at the auction, but you do need to prepare to compete with the pros.

And last, at the post-foreclosure stage, the lender has already taken control of the property. The home is then in the possession of the lender's REO (Real Estate Owned) department. Once the Lender is in possession of the house they still need to evict the tenant or the owner and sometimes might even renovate these homes. Once the house is ready to be sold the bank does not sell these properties directly to buyers but hire real estate agents to list these homes and the bidding is open to everyone, usually the first 15 days are reserved to end users and investor offers will not be accepted. Lenders are typically extremely willing sellers because a lender must maintain the property However, the price at this point may not be rock bottom.