Is Repo Home Investing A Great Option?

Posted by Foreclosure Guru at 1:01 PM

Monday, January 26, 2009

Repo homes are basically repossessed homes and they are great foreclosure investments that many professional investors and homebuyers are looking at. Government repo homes investing is one of the best real estate bargains you can have. You would probably be asking the question: how are repossessed homes different from other foreclosure properties or what are repossessed homes? Well! Repossessed homes are not really any different from any other foreclosure. Basically when a lender files a notice for foreclosure on home that is insured by an FHA loan then the government reimburses the lender and takes possession of these homes. Hence they are known as repossessed homes. If you are interested in repossessed homes investing then you will have to buy it from a real estate public auction.

Repo homes and real estate owned properties are the same. If you are a new investor or a first time homebuyer with a low budget but are looking for a well structured property then investing in repo homes is the best option. The government offers great repo homes investment opportunities because they don’t like to pay for maintenance and taxes towards the home. The idea is to get as much possible out of the losses incurred by the government and hence the repo homes are put up for sale at a low price, which is affordable for most homeowners and investors. This is why repo homes investing are considered as one of the best and sound investments in real estate.

As a homebuyer, you can save as much as 25% on each of the repossessed homes investment because the costs of the repo homes are much lower than the actual market price of the homes. You can find listings of repossessed homes with government agencies as well as online. You need to carefully analyze the listings before you can think of actually investing in repo homes in a particular region, city or county. One of the important aspects of repo homes investing is that you need to inspect the property before you take a decision of bidding on it. Most of the repo homes may require some amount of repair.

You can find some great price tags if you are thinking of investing in repo homes like a single family, 2bedroom/1bathroom repo home in Lyman, Spartanburg, is priced at around $64,500. Similarly a 3bedroom/2 bathroom repo home in Anderson, Madison – IN will cost around $54,900.

7 comments:

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Omar Skyler said...
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Omar Skyler said...

depends on your budget and needs. But you have to weight in first where you'll most likely to save money on, the repo home wherein there's a lot of fixing to do and buying of materials like stainless steel bars for piping, wood, etc or you'll start from scratch and just choose a brand new house.

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