[quote author="frank69m" date=1249390529]Hey Graphrix and all,
First off. Thanks for all your help here. I really appreciate it. You can tell I'm a newbie in terms of purchasing foreclosures.
So it sounds like the process is this:
If I'm interested in a property. Let's say 149 Treehouse, I go to the courthouse on the listed date (hopefully, they didn't postpone it.
Since the amount is:
Notice of Sale Amt: $914,024.27
I go to the courthouse with a check in that amount or rather, a check in the amount at that price or over that I'm willing to pay for it.
If I do get it, then I hand over the check and we sign the deed?</blockquote>
Yes, but you go with checks. Plural because you don't want to go to the courthouse with a $1.2mil check, win the bid at $914,024.28, and have to wait for the county to refund you the near $300k they would owe you. You go with a check for the minimum, and increments of $10k, $5k, and $1k up to the max you want to bid.
<blockquote>The main drawback is:
1) I don't know if there are other liens on the property.</blockquote>
True, but I can help you with this.
<blockquote>2) If I haven't seen the inside of the property yet, I really can't until after I purchase it. Meaning, the old owners can trash it.</blockquote>
True, but there are ways to prevent this, and I can help you with this.
<blockquote>3) I have to have a cashier's check because I can't sit there and get a loan from a lender on a foreclosure.</blockquote>
True, but there are ways around this if you really do have the cash, and can get a loan for a property that will for sure appraise at the value needed to get the loan. Again, I can help you with this.
<blockquote>What happens if I do get it, and I walk in the house and people are still living there? kick them out?</blockquote>
If you do step two correctly, you don't have to worry about this. If you don't, then I can help you with this.
<blockquote>If no one bids on it, the banks takes it back, and probably hires a realtor to sell it.</blockquote>
Exactly. Maybe you can weasel your way in with the asset manager of this home before it gets to a Realtor, but you would be some amazing weasel if you actually do.
If you are truly serious about purchasing at the auction, then I/we can help you with the process. Can you do it on your own?... Certainly, you have the cash which I hate to assume, but usually that means you are a smart guy. But, if you would like to make sure things go smoothly, then you might want to PM me.
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