Perhaps you have heard of all the good deals that are available with Georgia foreclosures. While purchase of a home on the courthouse steps may be a way to save some money with foreclosed properties, there are some better ways to purchase foreclosures that take away some of the risks associated with the auction.

Property bought at a foreclosure auction offer no chance for a home inspection. Those properties are sold sight unseen. Sometimes, buyers may be aware of the properties, but in most instances, you will forgo the normal inspections that help to ensure that you are purchasing property that does not need major repair.

Properties bought at auction must be paid for in cash. Unless you are able to purchase the property without financing, you will not be able to purchase the home at auction. This fact alone keeps most people away from this type of purchase.

Properties that are bought at auction will not have title insurance. This insurance is necessary to protect you from claims against the property that have been recorded at the county recording office. Such claims may include easements, liens, second or even third mortgages against the property. If such claims exist against your new property, they will need to be settled before you can sell the property or obtain a mortgage on it.

There are better ways to buy foreclosed property than at the auction. One is through pre-foreclosure purchases and the other is through bank owned properties.

Some of the best bargains in the foreclosure market are actually properties that are in pre-foreclosure. Many times property owners that owe less than the market value will sell the home for more than is owed but less than market value. This allows them to get some of the equity back from the home and gives buyers a great price. It also prevents more damage to the credit record of the home owner. Conventional financing and title insurance are available.

After a housing bubble breaks, homeowners may be left owing more on a home than the current market value. At times a bank will approve a short sale. In the short sale, the lending institution approves selling of the home for less than is owed on the mortgage in order to avoid the cost of foreclosure. With the short sale, you have the protection of title insurance and can purchase the home with a loan.

If the home does sell during pre-foreclosure or during the auction, the bank will take possession of the property. The bank will then list the property to sell. The bank will ask for near market value of the home unless they have several homes that have been foreclosed on their books. In this case, the listing price may be lower. In any case, buyers can make an offer that is below the asking price. As in other real estate dealings, there can be a counter offer made. You can still have title insurance and conventional financing in this case.

While there are many bargains in Georgia foreclosures, most buyers should avoid foreclosure auctions and look to pre-foreclosure properties or bank owned properties.

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