Any free place to find foreclosure/bankrupt homes for sale?

[DisgruntledVirus]

Any suggestions anybody?

 

[nickbits]

they are normally listed in mls. try realtors.com. they will say banked owned in the description. short sales are often listed as "subject to third party approval"

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Wait - it's only going to get worse.

 

[alkemyst]

courthouse should be where they are listed.

 

[RyanPaulShaffer]

Ask the realtors for a list of foreclosed/short sale properties, or check with the banks. It's probably easier to talk to a realtor to get a comprehensive list.

 

[Yreka]

Open a local map, throw a dart

No seriously, we simply looked at the online Realtor listings, IIRC most of them specify bank owned or not. At the time we bought, about 90% of the listings were bank owned.

 

[sunzt]

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Wait - it's only going to get worse.

Don't wait too long, or you'll miss out on the 8k discount from government.

 

[dquan97]

Originally posted by: sunzt

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Wait - it's only going to get worse.

Don't wait too long, or you'll miss out on the 8k discount from government.

There's a bill circulating that is upping that to 15k

 

[xchangx]

realtytrac.com has a 7 day trial where you can look up forclosed homes.

 

[Joemonkey]

Originally posted by: sunzt

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Wait - it's only going to get worse.

Don't wait too long, or you'll miss out on the 8k discount from government.

I really need to look up the terms for that. I have a house in a city I moved from that my mother is renting from me. I've owned that house for ~5 years. In the city we live in now, we live in an apartment and would like to get a house in the October/November time frame. Is it only for first time home buyers? Or is "first time" really a 300 page long description with a bunch of caveats

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: dquan97

Originally posted by: sunzt

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Wait - it's only going to get worse.

Don't wait too long, or you'll miss out on the 8k discount from government.

There's a bill circulating that is upping that to 15k

Man, if that happens, I am moving home for 6 months to save up....I can deal with mom and dad for 6 months......

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: Joemonkey

Originally posted by: sunzt

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Wait - it's only going to get worse.

Don't wait too long, or you'll miss out on the 8k discount from government.

I really need to look up the terms for that. I have a house in a city I moved from that my mother is renting from me. I've owned that house for ~5 years. In the city we live in now, we live in an apartment and would like to get a house in the October/November time frame. Is it only for first time home buyers? Or is "first time" really a 300 page long description with a bunch of caveats

i think it is only for first time home buyers.....

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: dquan97

Originally posted by: sunzt

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Wait - it's only going to get worse.

Don't wait too long, or you'll miss out on the 8k discount from government.

There's a bill circulating that is upping that to 15k

We aren't buying tomorrow, and that credit is valid until Nov 31st. We have some time to see what happens.

That said, we want to start looking now to see what's out there and if it's something we really want to do at this point in life. The market is at a once in a lifetime spot to buy a home, and I want to jump onboard if it makes sense financially/economically for me.