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Which is the best way to purchase a property going into foreclosure, short sale, or auction?

I have been notified that the house I am living in (Idaho, US) is going into foreclosure, and would like to see about buying it, but have never purchased property before. Any tips and pointers would be greatly appreciated.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    If you buy it through a short sale, you won't have to move, so that's a plus.

    You would need to get the property under contract, then get the permission of the borrower to contact the lender and discuss it.

    Another option would be to find out how much money it would take to bring the loan current. You could then have the owner deed the house to you and then pay this amount to stop the foreclosure. Then you'd make the payments going forward.

    This is a little risk in that transferring the house to you triggers the "due on sale" clause in most mortgages, but it's unlikely that the lender will foreclose if payments are being made on time.

    Eventually you'd refinance the house and get a loan in your name. The beauty is that it would be a refinance, not a purchase, since you already would own the house.

    This is not for rookies. Get an experienced real estate investor or lawyer to help you.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    The Tax woman is right, yet so is your Realtor. yet i think of the Tax woman is assuming your recent very own loan to cost won't require the lender to go through a loss on the quick sale or public sale liquidation that's relatively not likely. Any abode which you very own that would not functionality your typical place of abode is seen as an investment materials or holiday abode however if it keeps to be unused and therefor making it ineligible for the federal debt alleviation act which will have you ever indebted to the IRS for years on your destiny. the least confusing thank you to show your tenancy on the home is to course all your mail to the abode, yet this may be all moot if the lender is giving your word that the valuables is to be auctioned in January the foreclosure might desire to already be finished and the valuables is now not on your call besides

  • 1 decade ago

    if u're buying a property in foreclosure expect to put down at least 30%. They don't have time to wait for you to be approved for a loan or you can get a quick fast hard money loan at http://clearmybills.com/

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